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Record Offices and Special Collections
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archon
An up-to-the-minute list of archive providers.National Record Offices and LibrariesThe National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU; 020 8876 3444;
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
British Library, Manuscript Collection, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB; 020 7412 7677;
http://www.bl.uk
House of Lords Record Office, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW; Palace of Westminster 020 7219 3074;
http://www.parliament.uk/parliamentary_publications_and_arch...
Principal Registry of the Family Division, Decree Absolute Section, First Avenue House, 42–9 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NP; 020 7947 7015;
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/familyhistory/divorce
Principal Registry of the Family Division, Probate Searchroom, First Avenue House, 42–9 High Holborn, London WC1V 6NP; 020 7947 6000;
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/list_prfd.htm
National Archives of Ireland, Bishop Street, Dublin 8, Ireland; 00 353 1 407 2300;
http://www.nationalarchives.ie
National Library of Ireland, Kildare Street, Dublin 2; 00 353 1 603 0200;
http://www.nli.ie
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland (PRONI), 66 Balmoral Avenue, Belfast BT9 6NY; 028 90 255905;
http://www.proni.gov.uk
The National Archives of Scotland, HM General Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YY; 0131 535 1334;
http://www.nas.gov.uk
National Library of Scotland, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh EH1 1EW; 0131 226 4531;
http://www.nls.uk
National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion SY23 3BU; 01970 632800;
http://www.llgc.org.uk
National Archives of Australia, PO Box 7425, Canberra Mail Centre, ACT Australia 2610; 00 61 2 6212 3600;
http://www.naa.gov.au
National Library of Australia, Parkes Place, Canberra, ACT 2600, Australia; 00 61 2 6262 1111;
http://www.nla.gov.au
Library and Archives Canada, 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0N3, Canada; 00 1 613 995 5138;
http://www.archives.ca
Archives New Zealand, PO Box 12–050, Wellington, New Zealand; 00 64 4499 5595;
http://www.archives.govt.nz
National Archives and Records Service [of South Africa], Private Bag X236, Pretoria 0001, South Africa; 00 27 012 323 5300;
http://www.national.archives.gov.za
Major County and Local Record OfficesEnglandBarnsley Archives and Local Studies Department, Barnsley Central Library, Shambles Street, Barnsley, South Yorkshire S70 2JF; 01226 773950;
http://www.barnsley.gov.uk
Barrow Record Office and Local Studies Library, 140 Duke Street, Barrow-in-Furness LA14 1XW; 01229 8 94363;
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives
Bath and North East Somerset Record Office, Guildhall, High Street, Bath BA1 5AW; 01225 477421;
http://www.batharchives.co.uk
Bedford Central Library, Local Studies Library, Harpur Street, Bedford MK40 1PG; 01234 350931;
http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk
Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Records Service, County Hall, Cauldwell Street, Bedford MK42 9AP; 01234 228833;
http://www.bedfordshire.gov.uk/archive
Berkshire Record Office, 9 Coley Avenue, Reading, RG1 6AF; 0118 901 5132;
http://www.berkshirerecordoffice.org.uk
Berwick-upon-Tweed Record Office, Council Offices, Wallace Green, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland TD15 1ED; 01289 301865;
http://www.berwick-upon-tweed.gov.uk/corp/archives.htm
Birmingham City Archives, Central Library, Chamberlain Square, Birmingham B3 3HQ; 0121 303 4217;
http://www.birmingham.gov.uk
Bolton Archives and Local Studies Service, Central Library, Civic Centre, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton BL1 1SE; 01204 332185;
http://www.boltonmuseums.org.uk/bolton-archives
Borthwick Institute for Archives, University of York, Heslington, York Y10 5DD; 01904 321166;
http://www.york.ac.uk/inst/bihr
Bristol Record Office, ’B’ Bond Warehouse, Smeaton Road, Bristol BS1 6XN; 0117 922 4224;
http://www.bristol.gov.uk
Buckinghamshire Studies, Centre for, County Hall, Walton Street, Aylesbury HP20 1UU; 01296 382587;
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/archives
Bury Archive Service, 1st Floor, Derby Hall Annexe, Edwin Street, Bury BL9 0AS; 0161 797 6697;
http://www.bury.gov.uk
Cambridgeshire County Record Office, Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Cambridge CB3 0AP; 01223 717281;
http://cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives
Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies Service, Duke Street, Chester CH1 1RL; 01244 602574;
http://www.cheshire.gov.uk/recoff
Cornwall Record Office, Old County Hall, Truro, Cornwall TR1 3AY; 01872 323129;
http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
Coventry Archives, John Sinclair House, Canal Basin, Coventry CV1 4LY; 02476 785164;
http://www.theherbert.org/collections/archives/index.htm
Cumbria Record Office, Alma Block, The Castle, Carlisle CA3 8UR; 01228 607285;
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives
Denbighshire Record Office, 46 Clwyd Street, Ruthin LL15 1HP; 01824 708250;
http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Derby Local Studies Library, 25B Irongate, Derby DE1 3GL; 01332 255393;
http://www.derby.gov.uk
Derbyshire Record Office, New Street, Matlock DE4 3AG; 01629 585347;
http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/recordoffice
Devon Record Office, Great Moor House, Bittern Road, Sowton, Exeter EX2 7NL; 01392 384253;
http://www.devon.gov.uk
Doncaster Archives, King Edward Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 0NA; 01302 859811;
http://www.doncaster.gov.uk
Dorset History Centre, Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset DT1 1RP; 01305 250550;
http://www.dorsetforyou.com/archives
Dudley Archives and Local History Service, Mount Pleasant Street, Coseley, West Midlands WV14 9JR; 0138 4812770;
http://www.dudley.gov.uk/archives
Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham DH1 5UL; 0191 3 833253;
http://www.durham.gov.uk
East Kent Archives Centre, Enterprise Business Park, Honeywood Road, Whitfield, Dover CT16 3EH; 01304 829306;
http://www.kent.gov.uk
East Riding of Yorkshire Archives and Records Service, County Hall, Beverley HU17 9BA; 01482 392790;
http://www.eastriding.gov.uk
East Sussex Record Office, The Maltings, Castle Precincts, Lewes BN7 1YT; 01273 482349;
http://www.eastsussex.gov.uk
Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford CM2 6YT; 01245 244644;
http://www.essexcc.gov.uk/ero
Gloucestershire Record Office, Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, GL1 3DW; 01452 5295;
http://www.gloucestershire.gov.uk/archives
Greater Manchester County Record Office, 56 Marshall Street, New Cross, Manchester M4 5FU; 0161 832 5284;
http://www.gmcro.co.uk
Guildhall Library Manuscripts Section, Aldermanbury, London EC2P 2EJ; 020 7332 1863;
http://www.ihr.sas.ac.uk/gh
Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester SO23 8TH; 01962 846154;
http://www.hants.gov.uk/record-office/index.html
Herefordshire Record Office, The Old Barracks, Harold Street, Hereford HR1 2QX; 01432 260750;
http://www.recordoffice.herefordshire.gov.uk
Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford SG13 8DE; 01438 737333;
http://www.hertsdirect.org/contact
Huntingdonshire County Record Office. See Cambridgeshire Archives Service, CRO Huntington, Grammar School Walk, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE29 6LF; 01480 375842;
http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk
Kendal Record Office, County Offices, Kendal LA9 4RQ; 01539 773540;
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives
Kentish Studies, Centre for, County Hall, Maidstone ME14 1XQ; 01622 694363;
http://www.kent.gov.uk/leisure-and-culture
Knowsley Archives, Kirkby Library, Newtown Gardens, Kirkby L32 8RR; 0151 443 4365;
http://www.knowsley.gov.uk
Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston, Lancashire PR1 2RE; 01772 533039;
http://www.lancashire.gov.uk
Leicestershire, Leicester and Rutland, Record Office for, Long Street, Wigston Magna, Leicester LE18 2AH; 0116 257 1080;
http://www.leics.gov.uk
Lichfield Record Office, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Archive Service, Lichfield Library, The Friary, Lichfield WS13 6QG; 01543 510720;
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives
Lincolnshire Archives, St Rumbold Street, Lincoln LN2 5AB; 01522 526204;
http://www.lincolnshire.gov.uk/archives
Liverpool Record Office, Central Library, William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EW; 0151 233 5817;
http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
LondonLondon Metropolitan Archives, 40 Northampton Road, London EC1R 0HB; 020 7332 3820;
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/leisure_heritage
Lambeth Palace Library, Lambeth Palace Road, London SE1 7JU; 020 7898 1400;
http://www.lambethpalacelibrary.org
Barking and Dagenham Archives and Local Studies Centre, Valence House Museum, Becontree Avenue, Dagenham, Essex RM8 3HT; 020 8270 6896;
http://www.barking-dagenham.gov.uk
Barnet Archives and Local Studies Centre, 80 Daws Lane, Mill Hill, London; 020 8359 3960;
http://www.barnet.gov.uk/archives?src=ps
Bexley Local Studies and Archive Centre, Central Library, Townley Road, Bexleyheath, Kent DA6 7HJ; 020 8301 1545;
http://www.bexley.gov.uk
Brent Archive, 152 Olive Road, London NW2 6UY; 020 8937 3541;
http://www.brent.gov.uk/archive
Bromley Local Studies and Archive Section, Central Library, High Street, Bromley, Kent BR1 1EX; 020 8461 7170, ext. 261;
http://www.bromley.gov.uk
Camden Local Studies and Archives Centre, Holborn Library, 32–8 Theobalds Road, London WC1X 8PA; 020 7974 6342;
http://www.camden.gov.uk/localstudies
Chiswick Local Studies Service, Dukes Avenue, Chiswick, London W4 2AB; 020 8994 1008;
http://www.hounslow.info/localstudies
City of London Police Records Office, 26 Old Jewry, London EC2R 8DJ; 020 7601 2297;
http://www.met.police.uk/history/records.htm
City of London Records Office, PO Box 270, Guildhall, London EC2P 2EJ; 020 7332 1251;
http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/leisure_heritage
Croydon Local Studies Library and Archives Service, Central Library, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine Street, Croydon, Surrey CR9 1ET; 020 8726 6900;
http://www.croydon.gov.uk/leisure/archives
Ealing Local History Centre, 103 Ealing Broadway Centre, The Broadway, London W5 5JY; 020 8825 8194;
http://www.ealing.gov.uk/services/leisure/libraries
Enfield Local History Unit, Southgate Town Hall, Green Lanes, Palmers Green, London N13 4XD; 020 8379 2724;
http://www.enfield.gov.uk
Greenwich Heritage Centre, Artillery Square, Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, London SE3 7SE; 020 8854 2452;
http://www.greenwich.gov.uk
Hackney Archives Department, 43 De Beauvoir Road, London N1 5SQ; 020 7241 2886;
http://www.hackney.gov.uk
Hammersmith and Fulham Archives and Local History Centre, The Lilla Huset, 191 Talgarth Road, London W6 8BJ; 020 8741 5159;
http://www.lbhf.gov.uk
Haringey Archive Service, Bruce Castle Museum, Lordship Lane, London N17 8NU; 020 8808 8772;
http://www.haringey.gov.uk
Harrow Reference Library, Civic Centre, Station Road, Harrow HA1 2UU; 020 8424 1056;
http://www.harrow.gov.uk
Hillingdon Local Studies and Museums Service, Central Library, 14–15 High Street, Uxbridge, Middlesex UB8 1HD; 01895 250702;
http://www.hillingdon.gov.uk
Hounslow Local Studies Service, Hounslow Reference Library, 24 Treaty Centre, High Street, Hounslow, Middlesex TW3 1ES; 0845 456 2800;
http://www.hounslow.info/localstudies
Islington Local History Centre, Finsbury Library, 245 St John Street, London EC1V 4NB; 020 7527 7988;
http://www.islington.gov.uk
Kensington and Chelsea Local Studies Section, Kensington Central Library, Phillimore Walk, London W8 7RX; 020 7361 3038;
http://www.rbkc.gov.uk
Kingston Museum and Heritage Service, North Kingston Centre, Richmond Road, Surrey KT2 5PE; 020 8547 6738;
http://www.kingston.gov.uk/leisure/museums.htm
Lambeth Archives Department, Minet Library, 52 Knatchbull Road, London SE5 9QY; 020 7926 6076;
http://www.lambeth.gov.uk
Lewisham Local History and Archives Centre, Lewisham Library, 199–201 Lewisham High Street, London SE13 6LG; 020 8297 0682;
http://www.lewisham.gov.uk
Merton Local Studies Centre, Merton Civic Centre, London Road, Morden, Surrey SM4 5DX; 020 8545 3239;
http://www.merton.gov.uk
Newham Archives and Local History Library, Stratford Library, 3 The Grove, Stratford, London E15 1EL; 020 8430 6881;
http://www.newham.gov.uk/Services/ArchivesAndLocalHistory
Richmond Local Studies Library, Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 1TP; 020 8332 6820;
http://www.richmond.gov.uk
Southwark Local Studies Library, 211 Borough High Street, London SE1 1JA; 020 7403 3507;
http://www.southwark.gov.uk
Sutton Local Studies Centre, Central Library, Sutton, Surrey SM1 1EA; 020 8770 4747;
http://www.sutton.gov.uk
Tower Hamlets Local History Library and Archives, Bancroft Library, 277 Bancroft Road, London E1 4DQ; 020 7364 1289/1290;
http://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk
Waltham Forest Archives, Vestry Road Museum, Walthamstow, London E17 9NH; 020 8509 1917;
http://www.lbwf.gov.uk
Wandsworth Local History Service Library, Battersea Library, 265 Lavender Hill, London SW11 1JB; 020 8871 7753;
http://www.wandsworth.gov.uk
England cont.Manchester Archives and Local Studies, Central Library, St Peter’s Square, Manchester M2 5PD; 0161 2341980;
http://www.manchester.gov.uk/libraries/arts
Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Civic Centre, Strood, Rochester ME2 4AU; 01634 332714;
http://cityark.medway.gov.uk
Merseyside Record Office, Central Library, William Brown Street, Liverpool L3 8EW; 0151 233 5817;
http://www.liverpool.gov.uk
Norfolk Record Office, The Archive Centre, Martineau Lane, Norwich NR1 2DQ; 01603 222599;
http://archives.norfolk.gov.uk
Northamptonshire Record Office, Wootton Hall Park, Northampton NN4 8BQ; 01604 762129;
http://www.northamptonshire.gov.uk
North Devon Record Office, Tuly Street, Barnstaple EX31 1EL; 01271 38860;
http://www.devon.gov.uk
North East Lincolnshire Archives, Town Hall, Town Hall Square, Grimsby DN31 1HX; 01472 323585;
http://www.nelincs.gov.uk/leisure/archives
Northumberland County Archive Services, Woodhorn, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, Northumberland NE63 9YF; 01670 528080
http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
North Yorkshire County Record Office, Malpas Road, Northallerton DL7 8AF; 01609 777585;
http://www.northyorks.gov.uk/libraries/archives
Nottinghamshire Archives, County House, Castle Meadow Road, Nottingham NG2 1AG; 0115 958 1634;
http://www.nottscc.gov.uk
Oldham Local Studies and Archives, 84 Union Street, Oldham OL1 1DN; 0161 770 4654;
http://www.oldham.gov.uk/community/local_studies.htm
Oxfordshire Record Office, St Luke’s Church, Temple Road, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2EX; 01865 398200;
http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk
Peterborough Archives Service, Central Library, Broadway, Peterborough PE1 1RX; 01733 742700;
http://www.peterborough.gov.uk
Plymouth and West Devon Record Office, Unit 3, Clare Place, Coxside, Plymouth PL4 0JW; 01752 305940;
http://www.plymouth.gov.uk/archives
Portsmouth Museums and Record Service, Museum Road, Portsmouth PO1 2LJ; 023 92 827261;
http://www.portsmouthrecordsoffice.co.uk
Rotherham Archives and Local Studies Services, Rotherham Central Library, Walker Place, Rotherham S65 1JH; 01709 823616;
http://www.rotherham.gov.uk
Salford Diocesan Archives, The Presbytery, 3 Todmorden Road, Burnley BB10 4AU; 01282 422007;
http://www.churches-online.org.uk/salfordarchives
Sheffield Archives, 52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield S1 4SP; 0114 203 9395;
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk
Shropshire Archives, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury SY1 2AQ; 01743 255350;
http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/archives.nsf
Somerset Record Office, Obridge Road, Taunton, Somerset TA2 7PU; 01823 337600;
http://www.somerset.gov.uk/archives
Southampton Archive Service, South Block, Civic Centre, Southampton SO14 7LY; 023 80 832251;
http://www.southampton.gov.uk
Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service, Staffordshire Record Office, County Buildings, Eastgate Street, Stafford ST16 2LZ; 01785 278379;
http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/archives
Suffolk Record Office, 77 Raingate Street, Bury St Edmunds IP33 2AR; 01284 352352;
http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/sro
Suffolk Record Office, Gatacre Road, Ipswich IP1 2LQ; 01473 584541;
http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/sro
Suffolk Record Office, Central Library, Clapham Road, Lowestoft NR32 1DR; 01502 405358;
http://www.suffolkcc.gov.uk/sro
Surrey History Centre, 130 Goldsworth Road, Woking GU21 1ND; 01483 594594;
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/surreyhistoryservice
Teesside Archives, Exchange House, 6 Marton Road, Middlesbrough TS1 1DB; 01642 248321;
http://www.middlesbrough.gov.uk
Tyne and Wear Archives Service, Blandford House, Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA; 0191 2 326789;
http://www.tyneandweararchives.org.uk
Warwickshire County Record Office, Priory Park, Cape Road, Warwick CV34 4JS; 01926 738959;
http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/countyrecordoffice
Wells City Record Office, Town Hall, Wells, BA5 2RB; 01749 673091;West Sussex Record Office, Sherburne House, 3 Orchard Street, Chichester PO19 1RN; 01243 753600;
http://www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries-and-archives
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Bradford, Bradford Central Library, Prince’s Way, Bradford BD11NN; 01274 435099;
http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Calderdale, Central Library, Northgate House, Northgate, Halifax HX1 1UN; 01422 392636;
http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Kirklees, Central Library, Princess Alexandra Walk, Huddersfield HD1 2SU; 01484 221966;
http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Leeds, 2 Chapeltown Road, Sheepscar, Leeds LS7 3AP; 0113 214 5814;
http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk
West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield, Registry of Deeds, Newstead Road, Wakefield WF1 2DE; 01924 305980;
http://www.archives.wyjs.org.uk
Whitehaven Record Office and Local Studies Library, Scotch Street, Whitehaven CA28 7BJ; 01946 852920;
http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/archives
Wigan Archive Service, Town Hall, Market Square, Leigh WN7 2DY; 01942 404431;
http://www.wlct.org/Culture/Heritage/archives.htm
Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham SN15 3QN; 01249 705513;
http://www.wiltshire.gov.uk
Wolverhampton Archives and Local Studies, 42–50 Snow Hill, Wolverhampton WV2 4AG; 01902 552480;
http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/archives
Worcestershire Record Office, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester WR5 2NP; 01905 766351;
http://www.worcestershire.gov.uk/records
York City Archives, Art Gallery Building, Exhibition Square, York YO1 7EW;
http://www.york.gov.uk/leisure/Libraries/York_city_archive
WalesAnglesey County Record Office, Shire Hall, Glanhwfa Road, Llangefni LL77 7TW; 01248 752080;
http://www.anglesey.gov.uk
Carmarthenshire Archive Service, Parc Myrddin Richmond Terrace, Carmarthen SA31 1DS; 01267 228232;
http://www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk
Ceredigion Archives, Marine Terrace, Aberystwyth, Swyddfa’s Sir SY23 2DE; 01970 633697/8;
http://archifdy-ceredigion.org.uk
Conwy Record Office, The Old Board School, Lloyd Street, Llandudno LL30 2YG; 01492 860882;
http://www.conwy.gov.uk/archives
Denbighshire Record Office, 46 Clwyd Street, Ruthin LL15 1HP; 01824 708250;
http://www.denbighshire.gov.uk
Flintshire Record Office, The Old Rectory, Rectory Lane, Hawarden, Deeside CH5 3NR; 01244 532364;
http://www.flintshire.gov.uk/archives
Glamorgan Record Office, The Glamorgan Building, King Edward VII Avenue, Cathays Park, Cardiff CF10 3NE; 02920 780282;
http://www.glamro.gov.uk
West Glamorgan Archive Service, County Hall, Oystermouth Road, Swansea SA1 3SN; 01792 636589;
http://www.swansea.gov.uk/westglamorganarchives
Gwent Record Office, County Hall, Cwmbran NP44 2XH; 01633 644886;
http://www.llgc.org.uk/cac/cac0004.htm
Gwynedd Archives, Caernarfon Record Office, County Offices, Shirehall Street, Caernarfon LL55 1SH; 01286 679095/679067;
http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/archives
Gwynedd Archives, Meirionnydd Record Office, Ffordd y Bala, Dolgellau LL40 2YB; 01341 424682;
http://www.gwynedd.gov.uk/archives
Pembrokeshire Record Office, The Castle, Haverfordwest SA61 2EF; 01437 7 63707;
http://www.llgc.org.uk/cac/cac0002.htm
Powys County Archives Office, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells LD1 5LG; 01597 826088;
http://archives.powys.gov.uk
ScotlandArchives of the Catholic Church in Scotland, Columba House, 16 Drummond Place, Edinburgh EH3 6PL; 0131 556 3661;
http://www.catholic-heritage.net
Aberdeen City Archives, The Charter Room, The Town House, Aberdeen AB9 1AQ; 01224 522513;
http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/archives
Argyll and Bute Council Archives, Manse Brae, Lochgilphead PA31 8QU;
http://www.argyll-bute.gov.uk
Ayrshire Archives Centre;
http://www.ayrshirearchives.org.uk
Clackmannanshire Archives, Alloa Library, 26–8 Drysdale Street, Alloa FK10 1JL;
http://www.clacksweb.org.uk/culture/archives
Dumfries and Galloway Archives, 33 Burns Street, Dumfries DG1 2PS; 01387 269254;
http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/lia
Dundee City Archives, 1 Shore Terrace, Dundee DD1 3AH; 01382 434494;
http://www.dundeecity.gov.uk/archives
East Dunbartonshire Archives, Bearsden Centre, Brookwood Library, 166 Drymen Road, Bearsden G61 3RJ; 0141 775 4574;
http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/archives
East Dunbartonshire Archives, Kirkintilloch Centre, William Patrick Library, 2 West High Street, Kirkintilloch. G66 1AD; 0141 775 4574;
http://www.eastdunbarton.gov.uk/archives
East Renfrewshire Archives, Council Headquarters, Eastwood Park, Glasgow G46 6UG;
http://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Edinburgh City Archives, Department of Corporate Services, City of Edinburgh Council, City Chambers, High Street, Edinburgh EH1 1YJ; 0131 529 4616;
http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk
Falkirk Council Archives, History Research Centre, Callendar House, Callendar Park, Falkirk FK1 1YR; 01324 503779;
http://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services
Fife Council Archive Centre, Carleton House, Haig Business Park, Balgonie Road, Markinch KY7 6AQ; 01592 413256/41;
http://www.fife.gov.uk
Glasgow City Archives, The Mitchell Library, 210 North Street G3 7DN; 0141 287 2910;
http://www.glasgow.gov.uk/en/Residents/Libraries
Highland Archives, Lochaber College, An Aird, Fort William PH33 6AN; 01397 701942;
http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/what-to-see/arc...
Highland Archives: North Highland Archives, Wick Library, Sinclair Terrace, Wick KW1 5AB; 01955 606432;
http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/what-to-see/arc...
Highland Council Archives, Inverness Library, Farraline Park, Inverness IV1 1NH; 01463 220330;
http://www.highland.gov.uk/leisureandtourism/what-to-see/arc...
Midlothian Council Archives, 2 Clerk Street, Loanhead EH20 9DR; 0131 440 2210;
http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/Library/Local.htm
North Lanarkshire Archives, 10 Kelvin Road, Cumbernauld G67 2BA; 01236 638980;
http://www.northlan.gov.uk
Orkney Archive, Orkney Library and Archive, 44 Junction Road, Kirkwall KW15 1AG; 01856 873166/873187;
http://www.orkneylibrary.org.uk/html/archive.htm
Paisley Diocesan Archives, St Laurence’s, 6 Kilmacolm Road, Greenock PA15 4XP; 01475 892143;
http://www.paisleydiocese.org.uk
Perth and Kinross Council Archive, AK Bell Library, 2–8 York Place, Perth PH2 8EP; 01738 477012;
http://www.pkc.gov.uk/archives
Renfrewshire Archives, Room 24, North Building, Cotton Street, Paisley PA1 1TR; 0141 840 3703;
http://www.renfrewshire.gov.uk
Scottish Borders Archive and Local History Centre, Regional Library Headquarters, St Mary’s Mill, Selkirk TD7 5EW; 01750 20842;
http://www.scotborders.gov.uk
Shetland Archives, Hay’s Dock, Lerwick ZE1 0WP; 01595 74 1554;
http://www.shetland.gov.uk/archives
Stirling Council Archive Service, 5 Borrowmeadow Road, Springkerse Industrial Estate, Stirling FK7 7UW; 01786 450745;
http://www.stirling.gov.uk
West Dunbartonshire Council Archive Services, Clydebank Library, Dumbarton Road, Clydebank G81 1XH; 0141 952 1416;
http://www.wdcweb.info/library
West Dunbartonshire Council Archive Services, Dumbarton Library, Strathleven Place, Dumbarton G82 1BD; 01389 733273;
http://www.wdcweb.info/library
West Lothian Council Archives and Records Management Centre, 9 Dunlop Square, Deans Industrial Estate, Livingston EH54 8SB; 01506 773770;
http://www.westlothian.gov.uk
IslandsIsle of Man Public Record Office, Unit 3, Spring Valley Industrial Estate, Braddan, Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 2QR; 01624 613383;
http://www.gov.im/deptindex/reginfo.html
Isle of Wight Record Office, 26 Hillside, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 2EB; 01983 823820/823821;
http://www.iwight.com/library/record_office
Jersey Archive, Clarence Road, St Helier, Jersey JE2 4JY; 01534 833333;
http://www.jerseyheritagetrust.org
States of Guernsey Island Archives Service, 29 Victoria Road, St Peter Port, Guernsey GY1 1HU; 01481 724512;
http://user.itl.net/~glen/archgsy.html
Location of Special Collections of National InterestBodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG; 01865 277180;
http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk
British Architectural Library, Royal Institute of British Architects, Manuscripts and Archives Collection, 66 Portland Place, London W1 4AD;
http://www.architecture.com
British Library Newspapers, Colindale Avenue, London NW9 5HE; 020 7412 7353;
http://www.bl.uk/collections/newspapers.html
British Library, Oriental and India Office Collections, 96 Euston Road, London NW1 2DB; 020 7412 7873;
http://www.bl.uk/collections/orientalandindian.html
Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, West Road, Cambridge CB3 9DR;
http://www.lib.cam.ac.uk/MSS
College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4BT; 020 7248 2762;
http://www.college-of-arms.gov.uk
National Monuments Record Centre, Kemble Drive, Swindon, Wiltshire SN2 2GZ; 01793 414600;
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk
Other Useful AddressesArmed ForcesArmyArmy Personnel Centre, Historical Disclosures, Mail Point 400, Kentigern House, 65 Brown Street, Glasgow G2 8EX; a–clad 0141 224 2743; clae–fe 0141 224 2826; fi–ke 0141 224 2544; kh–ol 0141 224 3515; om–sheq 0141 224 2744; sher–z 0141 224 2335; email: apc_historical_disclosures@btconnect.comMinistry of Defence, Army Medal Office, Government Buildings, Worcester Road, Droitwich Spa, Worcester WR10 8AU; 01905 772323National Army Museum, Department of Records, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London SW3 4HT; 020 7730 0717;
http://www.national-army-museum.ac.uk
Royal Hospital Chelsea, Museum Curator, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4SR; 020 7881 5204;
http://www.chelsea-pensioners.co.uk
Royal Military Police, Roussillon Barracks, Chichester, Sussex PO19 4BN; 01243 534237 ext. 237;
http://www.army.mod.uk/rhqrmp
Royal Air ForceAirborne Forces Museum, Browning Barracks, Aldershot, Hampshire GU11 2BU; 01252 349619;
http://www.army.mod.uk/para/af_museum
Fleet Air Arm Museum, Records and Research Centre, Box D6, RNAS Yeovilton, Ilchester, Somerset BA22 8HT; 01935 840565;
http://www.fleetairarm.com
Royal Air Force Museum London, Department of Aviation Records (Archives), Grahame Park Way, London NW9 5LL; 020 8205 2266;
http://www.rafmuseum.org
Royal NavyMinistry of Defence, Directorate of Personnel Support (Navy), Bourne Avenue, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 1RF; 020 8573 3831 ext. 323; email: navysearch.defencerecords2@gtnet.gov.ukNaval Dockyards Society, c/o 44 Lindley Avenue, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 9NU;
http://www.canterbury.u-net/Dockyards
Royal Marines, Historical Record Office, HMS Centurion, Grange Road, Gosport, Hampshire PO13 9XA; 023 92 822351;
http://www.mod.uk
[For Marines enlisted or commissioned from 1930]Royal Marines Museum, Eastney, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 9PX; 023 92 819385;
http://www.royalmarinesmuseum.co.uk
Royal Naval Museum, HM Naval Base, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 3NH; 023 92 727577;
http://www.royalnavalmuseum.org
Royal Naval Secretary, Medals Section, HMS Centurion, Grange Road, Gosport, Hampshire PO13 9XAAssociation of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives, 29 Badgers Close, Horsham, West Sussex RH12 5RU;
http://www.agra.org.uk
Barnardo’s (Head Office), Tanners Lane, Barkingside, Ilford, Essex, IG6 1QG; 020 8550 8822;
http://www.barnardos.org.uk
Black Cultural Archives, 378 Coldharbour Lane, London SW9 8LF; 020 7738 4591Border and Immigration Agency, Nationality Office, B4 Division, India Buildings, Water Street, Liverpool L2 0QN; 0151 237 5200;
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk
British Museum, Great Russell Street, London WC1B 3DG; 020 7323 8000;
http://www.thebritishmuseum.ac.uk
British Red Cross, Museum and Archives, 9 Grosvenor Crescent, London SW1X 7EJ; 020 7201 5153;
http://www.redcross.org.uk
BT Archives, Third Floor, Holborn Telephone Exchange, 268–70 High Holborn, London WC1V 7EE; 020 7440 4220;
http://www.btplc.com/Thegroup/BTsHistory/BTgrouparchives
Business Archives Council, 020 7247 0024;
http://www.businessarchivescouncil.org.uk
Catholic Family History Society, 45 Gates Green Road, West Wickham, Kent BR4 9DE;
http://www.catholic-history.org.uk/cfhs
Catholic National Library, Lancing Street, London NW1 1ND; 020 7383 4333;
http://www.catholic-library.org.uk
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Information Office, 2 Marlow Road, Maidenhead, Berks SL6 7DX; 01628 34221;
http://www.cwgc.org
Federation of Family History Societies, Administrator, PO Box 2425, Coventry CV5 6YX;
http://www.ffhs.org.uk
Friends Meeting House Library, 173 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ; 020 7663 1135;
http://www.quaker.org.uk/library
Genealogical Office of the Republic of Ireland, 2 Kildare Street, Dublin 2; 00 353 1 603 0200;
http://www.ireland.com/ancestor/browse/records/genealogical
Genealogical Society of Utah, British Isles Family History Service Centre, 185 Penns Lane, Sutton ColdWeld, West Midlands B76 8JU; 08700 102051/0121 384 2028General Register Office [England and Wales], PO Box 2, Southport, Merseyside PR8 2JD; (certicate enquiries) 0151 471 4816;
http://www.gro.gov.uk
General Register Office [England and Wales], Traceline, PO Box 106, Southport PR8 2WA; 0151 471 4811General Register Office [Ireland], Joffice House, 8–11 Lombard Street, Dublin 2, Ireland; 00 353 1 635 4000;
http://www.groireland.ie
General Register Office (Northern Ireland), Oxford House, 49–55 Chichester Street, Belfast BT1 4HL; 028 90 252000;
http://www.groni.gov.uk
General Register Office for Scotland, New Register House, Edinburgh EH1 3YT; 0131 334 0380;
http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
General Registry (Isle of Man), Douglas, Isle of Man IM2 2QR; 01624 673358;
http://www.gov.im/registries/general/civilregistry/welcome.xml
Guild of One-Name Studies, Box G, c/o 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA;
http://www.one-name.org
Huguenot Library, University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT; 020 7679 7094;
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/huguenot.shtml
Imperial War Museum, Department of Documents, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ; 020 7416 5221;
http://www.iwm.org.uk
Imperial War Museum (Aviation Museum), Duxford, Cambridgeshire CB2 4QR; 01223 835000;
http://www.iwm.org.uk
Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, 79–82 Northgate, Canterbury, Kent CT1 1BA; 01227 768664;
http://www.ihgs.ac.uk
International Society for British Genealogy and Family History, PO Box 3115, Salt Lake City, Utah 84110–3115, USA;
http://www.isbgfh.org
Irish Genealogical Research Society, c/o 18 Stratford Avenue, Rainham, Kent ME8 0EP;
http://www.igrsoc.org
Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, PO Box 13288, London, N3 3WD;
http://www.jgsgb.org.uk
Jewish Museum, The Sternberg Centre, 80 East End Road, Finchley, London N3 2SY; 020 8349 1143;
http://www.jewishmuseum.org.uk
Land Registry, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A 3PH; 020 7917 8888;
http://www.landreg.gov.uk
Law Society Archives, Ipsley Court, Berrington Close, Redditch, Worcestershire B98 0TD; 020 7242 1222;
http://www.library.lawsociety.org.uk
Lincoln’s Inn Library, Lincoln’s Inn, London WC2A 3TN; 020 7242 4371;
http://www.lincolnsinn.org.uk
Maritime History Archive, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John’s, Newfoundland, Canada A1C 5S7; 00 1 709 737 8428/8429;
http://www.mun.ca/mha
Metropolitan Police Archives, New Scotland Yard, Victoria Street, London SW1 0BG;
http://www.met.police.uk
Metropolitan Police Service Historical Archives, Room 517, Wellington House, 67–73 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6BE; 020 7230 7186/6940;
http://www.met.police.uk/history/archives.htm
Middle Temple Library, Middle Temple Lane, London EC4Y 9BT; 020 7427 4800;
http://www.middletemple.org.uk
Modern Records Centre, University of Warwick, University Library, Coventry CV4 7AL; 024 7652 4219;
http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/services/library
Mormon [LDS] Church. See Genealogical Society of UtahMuseum of English Rural Life, University of Reading, PO Box 229, Whiteknights Park, Reading RG6 6AG; 0118 378 8660;
http://www.ruralhistory.org
Museum of London, London Wall, London, EC2Y 5HN; 020 7814 5588;
http://www.museumoflondon.org.uk
National Genealogical Society, 4527 17th Street North, Arlington, Virginia 22207–399, USA;
http://www.ngsgenealogy.org
National Maritime Museum, Romney Road, Greenwich, London SE10 9NF; 020 8312 6750;
http://www.nmm.ac.uk
National Register of Archives, The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 4DU; 020 8876 3444;
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
Post Office Archives and Record Centre, Freeling House, Phoenix Place, London WC1X 0DL; 020 7239 2570;
http://www.postalheritage.org.uk
Registry of Shipping and Seamen, Anchor House, Cheviot Close, Parc-Ty-Glas, Llanishen, Cardiff CF4 5JA; 029 2074 7333; see also
http://www.findmypast.com/resources/overseasrecords/registry...
(subscription)Society of Australian Genealogists, Richmond Villa, 120 Kent Street, Sydney, NSW 2000; 00 61 2 9247 3953;
http://www.sag.org.au
Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA; 020 7251 8799;
http://www.sog.org.uk
State Records New South Wales, PO Box 516, Kingswood NSW 2747, Australia; 00 61 2 9673 1788;
http://www.records.nsw.gov.au
Theatre Museum, 1E Tavistock Street, London WC2 7PA; 020 7943 4700;
http://www.vam.ac.uk/tco
UK Data Archive, Essex University, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, CO4 3SQ; 01206 872001;
http://www.data-archive.ac.uk
Victoria and Albert Museum, Cromwell Road, South Kensington, London SW7 2RL; 020 7942 2000;
http://www.vam.ac.uk
Wellcome Library for the History of Medicine, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BN;
http://library.wellcome.ac.uk
Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine, University College London;
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/histmed
Wellcome Unit for the History of Medicine, Oxford University;
http://www.wuhmo.ox.ac.uk
York Probate Sub-Registry, Postal Searches and Copies Department, Duncombe Place, York YO1 7EA; 01904 624210;
http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/1226.htm