RECORD OFFICES Etc..


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Public Record Office
Kew, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 4DU UK
Main switchboard: +44 (0)20 8876 3444
Fax: +44 (0)20 8878 8905
Minicom +44 (0)20 8392 9198
http://www.pro.gov.uk/index.htm
A2A (Access to Archives):
http://www.a2a.pro.gov.uk/
Email: a2a@pro.gov.uk

Census (1901)
 http://www.census.pro.gov.uk/
Email: support@censushelpdesk.co.uk
Family Records Centre
1 Myddelton Street
Islington
EC1R 1UW
Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates:
Tel: +44 (0)870 243 7788
Contact details for obtaining a certificate:
www.statistics.gov.uk/nsbase/registration/CertE_W/other_certificate_obtain.asp
Email: certificate.services@ons.gov.uk

Gloucestershire Record Office
Clarence Row
Alvin Street, Gloucester GL1 3DW
Tel: 01452 425295
Email: records@gloscc.gov.uk
http://www.gloscc.gov.uk/pubserv/gcc/corpserv/archives/index.htm

HAMPSHIRE RECORD OFFICE includes the email address and record information
NOTE Hampshire Record Office has new email address: enquiries.archives@hants.gov.uk   

Oxford Record Office
Oxfordshire Record Office
St Luke's Church
Temple Road, Oxford OX4 2EX
Tel: 01865 398200
archives@oxfordshire.gov.uk
Web Site

Southampton City Record Office Email city.archives@southampton.gov.uk

SOUTHAMPTON BEREAVEMENT SERVICES They have a data base of burials in Southampton area which they will search for you - contact Ray Hancock,who is extremely helpful at the following E-mail : r.hancock@southampton.gov.uk

Address:
Bereavement Services Unit, 6 Bugle Street, Southampton Hants SO14  2AJ, UK
Phone: +44 (0)23 80 228609
Fax: +44 (0)23 80 330364

ISLE OF WIGHT RECORD OFFICE
Isle of Wight County Record Office
26 Hillside , Newport , Isle of Wight , PO30 2EB
Tel: 01983 823820/823821
record.office@iow.gov.uk  

Isle of Wight Record Office Website
http://www.iwight.com/library/record_office/default.asp

DORSET COUNTY RECORD OFFICE
 ARCHIVES
Email them at: dcc_archives@dorset-cc.gov.uk

Portsmouth City Libraries Email reference.library@portsmouthcc.gov.uk

Portsmouth City Records Office (in Portsmouth Museum)
http://www.portsmouthrecordsoffice.co.uk/

Somerset Record Office
Obridge Road, Taunton, Somerset, TA2 4BU
+44 (0)1 823 278805 enquiries
+44 (0)1 823 337600 appointments
Web Site
email: archives@somerset.gov.uk

Warwickshire Record Office
Priory Park, Cape Road,
Warwick CV34 4JS
Tel: +44 (0) 1926 412735
Fax: +44 (0) 1926 412509
recordoffice@warwickshire.gov.uk
Web Site

WILTSHIRE & SWINDON RECORD OFFICE No email at present so write to the address below
Wiltshire & Swindon Record Office,
Bythesea Road,
Trowbridge,
Wiltshire,
BA148BS
England
EMAIL: wsro@wiltshire.gov.uk 
Tel. (01225) 713709. 
Fax. (01225)713515.
(Overseas) (+44) 1225 713993
Monday to Friday 9.15 am to 5.00 pm
Wednesday evening to 7.45 pm
Web Site

SOUTHAMPTON CITY ARCHIVES Southampton City Archives collects, catalogues and conserves archival material for the City of Southampton.

DORSET REGISTER OFFICES This will take you to a new page with all the addresses of local offices.

HAMPSHIRE REGISTER OFFICES complete list showing addresses, telephone/emails links and times of opening

Bath
Bath City Record Office,
Guildhall,
Bath,
Avon
BA1 5AW

Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire Record Office,
County Hall,
Bedford,
Beds.
MK42 9AP

Berkshire
Berkshire Record Office,
Shire Hall,
Shinfield Park,
Reading, Berks.
RG2 9XD

Berwick-upon-Tweed
Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office,
Council Offices,
Wallace Green,
Berwick-upon-Tweed,
TD15 1ED

Borders
Borders Regional Library,
Archives and Local History Centre,
St. Mary's Mill,
Selkirk,
TD7 5EW
Scotland

Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire County Record Office,
County Hall,
Aylesbury,
Bucks.
HP20 1UA

Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire Record Office,
Shire Hall,
Castle Hill,
Cambridge,
CB3 0AP

Central Scotland
Central Regional Council Archives Department,
Unit 6,
Burghmuir Industrial Estate,
Stirling
FK7 7PY,
Scotland.

Channel Islands
The Greffe,
Royal Court House,
St. Peter Port,
Guernsey,
Channel Islands.

The Judicial Greffe,
Royal Square,
St. Helier,
Jersey,
Channel Islands.

Cheshire
Cheshire Record Office,
Duke Street,
Chester,
Cheshire,
CH1 1RL

Cleveland
Cleveland County Archives Department,
Exchange House,
6 Marton Road,
Middlesbrough,
TS1 1DB


Cornwall
Cornwall Record Office,
County Hall,
Truro,
Cornwall,
TR1 3AY

Cumbria
Cumbria Record Office,
The Castle,
Carlisle,
Cumbria
CA3 8UR

Derbyshire
Derbyshire Record Office,
County Offices,
Matlock,
Derbyshire,
DE4 3AG


Devon
Devon Record Office,
Castle Street,
Exeter,
Devon,
EX4 3PQ

North Devon Area Record Office,
Tuley Street,
Barnstaple,
Devon, EX32 7EJ

West Devon Record Office,
Unit 3, Clare Place,
Coxside,
Plymouth,
Devon
PL4 0JW

Dumfries & Galloway
Dumfries & Galloway Regional Council Library Service,
Archives,
Ewart Public Library,
Catherine Street,
Dumfries,
DG1 1JB
Scotland.

Dumfries Archive Centre,
33 Burns Street,
Dumfries,
DG1 2PS Tel:
44(0)1387 269254

Durham
Durham County Record Office,
County Hall,
Durham,
DH1 5UL

East Sussex
East Sussex Record Office,
The Maltings,
Castle Precincts,
Lewes,
E. Sussex,
BN7 1YT

Essex
Essex Record Office,
County Hall,
Chelmsford,
Essex,
CM1 1LX

Fife
Kirkaldy Family History Centre,
Winifred Crescent,
Forth Park,
Kirkaldy
Scotland

Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire Record Office,
Clarence Row,
Alvin Street,
Gloucester,
GL1 3DW

Grampian
Grampian Regional Archives,
Old Aberdeen House,
Dunbar Street,
Aberdeen,
AB2 1UE
Scotland

Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Record Office,
56 Marshall Street,
New Cross,
Ancoats,
Manchester,
M4 5FU


Hereford & Worcester
Herford & Worcester Record Office,
County Hall,
Spetchley Road,
Worcester,
WR5 2NP

HertfordShire
Hertfordshire Record Office,
County Hall,
Hertford,
SG13 8DE

Highland
Highland Regional Archive,
Inverness Public Library,
Farraline Park,
Inverness
IV1 1LS
Scotland

Humberside
Humberside County Record Office,
County Hall,
Beverley,
HU17 9BA

Isle of Man
General registry,
Finch Road,
Douglas,
IOM.

Kent
Kent Archive Office,
County Hall,
Maidstone,
ME14 1XQ

Lancashire
Lancashire Record office,
Bow Lane,
Preston,
Lancs.
PR1 8ND

Leicestershire
Leicestershire Record Office,
57 New Walk,
Leicester,
LE1 7JB

Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire Archive,
St. Rumbold Street,
Lincoln
LN2 5AB

London
For most records pre 1837 (parish records) you must refer to the church or
the London Borough Council specifically for that parish. After 1837 use FRC
under England it is easier.

Lothian
Edinburgh District Archives,
City Chambers,
High Street,
Edinburgh,
EH1 1YJ.
Scotland

Merseyside
Merseyside Record Office,
4th Floor,
Cunard Building,
Liverpool,
L3 1EG

Middlesex
Staines Family History Centre,
41 Kingston Road,
Staines, Middx.
TW14 OND

Norfolk
Norfolk Record Office,
Central Library,
Norwich,
Norfolk,
NR2 1NJ

Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire Record Office,
Wooton Hall Park,
Northampton,
Northants.
NN4 9BQ

Northumberland
Northumberland Record Office,
Melton Park,
North Gosforth,
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
NE3 5QX

North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire County Recored Office,
County Hall,
Northallerton,
DL7 8SG

Nottinghamshire
Nottinghamshire Archive Service,
County House,
High Pavement,
Nottingham,
NG1 1HR

Orkney
The Orkney Library,
Archives Department,
Laing Street,
Kirkwall,
Orkney,
KW15 1NW
Scotland

Shetland
Shetland Archives,
44 King Harold Street,
Lerwick
ZE1 0EQ
Scotland

Shropshire
Shropshire Record Office,
Shire Hall,
Abbey Foregate,
Shrewsbury.
Shropshire,
SY2 6ND

Somerset
Somerset Record Office,
Obridge Road,
Taunton,
Somerset,
TA2 7PU

South Yorkshire
Sheffield Archives,
52 Shoreham Street,
Sheffield,
S. Yorks.
S1 4SP

Staffordshire
Staffordshire Record Office,
County Buildings,
Eastgate Street,
Stafford,
ST16 2LZ

Walsall Archives Service,
Essex Street,
Wallsall, WS2 7AS
(West Midlands)

Strathclyde
Strathclyde Regional Archives,
Mitchell Library,
North Street,
Glasgow,
G3 7DN
Scotland

Suffolk
Suffolk Record Office, (Ipswich area)
Gatacre Road,
Ipswich,
Suffolk,
IP1 2LQ

Suffolk Record Office, (Bury St. Edmunds area)
Raingate Street,
Bury St. Edmunds,
Suffolk,
IP33 1RX

Suffolk Record Office, (Lowestoft area)
Central Library,
Clapham Road,
Lowestoft,
Suffolk,
NR32 1DR

Surrey
Surrey Record Office,
County Hall,
Penrhyn Road,
Kingston-upon-Thames,
Surrey
KT1 2DN

Tayside
Dundee and District Archive and Record Office,
City Chambers,
City Square,
Dundee,
DD1 3BY
Scotland

Perth and Kinross District Council Archive,
Sandeman Library,
16 Kinnoull Street,
Perth,
PH1 5ET

Tyne & Wear
Tyne and Wear Archive Service,
Blandford House,
Blandford Square,
Newcastle upon Tyne,
NE1 4JA

Warwickshire
Warwick County Record Office,
Priory Park,
Cape Road,
Warwick,
CV34 4JS

Western Isles
Island Council,
Sandwick Road,
Stornaway,
Lewis,
PA87 2BW
Scotland

West Midlands
Coventry City Record Office,
Mandella House,
Bayley Lane,
Coventry,
CV1 5RF

Walsall Archives Service,
Essex Street,
Wallsall,
WS2 7AS (Staffordshire)

Dudley Archives,
Central Library,
St. James's Road,
Dudley,
DY1 1HR

West Sussex
West Sussex Record Office,
County Hall,
West Street,
Chichester,
W. Sussex.
PO19 1RN

West Yorkshire
Bradford District Archives,
15 Canal Road,
Bradford,
W. Yorks. BD1 4AT

Kirklees District Archives,
Central Library, Princess Alexandra Walk,
Huddersfield,
W. Yorks.
HD2 2SU

Leeds District Archives,
Chapeltown Road,
Sheepscar,
Leeds,
W.Yorks,
LS7 3AP

West Yorkshire Archives Service, Registry of Deeds,
Newstead road,
Wakefield,
WF1 2DE

WALES & THE BORDERS

The National Library of Wales
Aberystwyth,
Ceredigion,
SY23 3BU
(Tel. 01970 632800)

Anglesey County Record Office
Anne Venables, Archivist,
Shire Hall,
Llangefni,
LL77 7TW
(Tel. 01248 752080)

Caernarfon Record Office
Ann Rhydderch, Principal Archivist,
Caernarfon Record Office,
Department of Education and Culture,
Gwynedd Council Offices,
Caernarfon,
LL55 1SH
(Tel. 01286 679095)

Clwyd
Clwyd Record Office,
Old Rectory,
Hawarden,
Deeside
CH5 3NR
Wales

Dyfed
Dyfed Archive Service,
Carmarthenshire Record Office,
County Hall,
Carmarthen,
SA31 1JP Wales

Carmarthenshire Record Office
County Archivist, Carmarthenshire Record Office,
Parc Myrddin,
Richmond Terrace,
Carmarthen,
SA31 1DS
(Tel. 01267 228232)

Ceredigion Archives
Helen Palmer, Archivist,
Ceredigion Archives, C
ounty Office,
Marine Terrace,
Aberystwyth,
SY23 2DE
(Tel. 01970 633697)

Conwy Archive
Susan Ellis, Senior Archivist,
Old Board School,
Lloyd Street,
Llandudno
(Tel. 01492 860882)

Denbighshire Record Office
Kevin Matthias, County Archivist,
Denbighshire Record Office,
46 Clywd Street,
Ruthin,
LL15 1HP
(Tel. 01824 708250)

Flintshire Record Office
Rowland Williams, County Archivist,
Flintshire Record Office,
The Old Rectory, Hawarden,
Flintshire,
CH5 3NR
(Tel. 01244 532364)

Glamorgan Record Office
(Cardiff, Vale of Glamorgan, Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Caerphilly) Susan Edwards, Archivist,
Glamorgan Record Office,
County Hall,
Cathays Park,
Cardiff,
CF1 3NE
(Tel. 029 2078 0282)

Glamorgan
West Glamorgan Area Record Office,
County Hall,
Oystermouth,
Swansea,
SA1 3UL
Wales

Gwent Record Office
(Monmouthshire, Newport, Torfaen, Blaenau Gwent, Caerphilly) David Rimmer, County Archivist, Gwent Record Office,
County Hall,
Cwmbran,
NP44 2XH
(Tel. 01633 644886)

 

Gwynedd
Gwynedd Archive Service,
Caernarfon Area, County Offices,
Shirehall Street,
Caernarfon,
LL55 1SH
Wales

Hereford Record Office
Sue Hubbard,
The Old Barracks,
Harold Street,
Hereford,
HR1 2QX
(Tel. 01432 260750)

Merioneth Record Office
Einion Wyn Thomas, Archivist,
Cae Penarlag,
Dolgellau,
LL40 2YB
(tel: 01341 424443)

Pembrokeshire Record Office
Claire Orr, County Archivist,
Pembrokeshire Record Office,
The Castle,
Haverfordwest,
SA61 2EF
(Tel. 01437 763707)

Powys County Archives Office
County Hall,
Llandrindod Wells,
Powys,
LD1 5LG (
Tel. 01597 826088)

Shropshire Records and Research Centre
Mary McKenzie, Head of Records and Research,
Castle Gates,
Shrewsbury,
SY1 2AQ
(Tel. 01743 255350)

West Glamorgan Archive Service
(Swansea, Neath Port Talbot)
Susan Beckley, County Archivist,
West Glamorgan Archive Service,
County Hall,
Oystermouth Road,
Swansea, SA1 3SN
(Tel. 01792 636589)

Wrexham Borough Archives Service
Helen Gwerfyl, Archivist,
Wrexham Borough Archives,
County Buildings,
Regent Street,
Wrexham,
LL11 1RB
(Tel. 01978 317970)

Avon
Bristol Record Office,
Council House,
College Green,
Bristol,
Avon
BS1 5TR