Trace your Nottinghamshire ancestors from the 1500s onwards with this list of family history, genealogy and local history links and resources.
Archives
Births, Marriages & Deaths
Burials & Cemeteries
- Beeston St. John the Baptist Burials
- Billion Graves
- Carlton, Gedling & Redhill Burials
- Nottingham Church (Rock) Cemetery St. Ann’s Valley Index
- Nottinghamshire Burials (Interment)
- Plumtree Church Burials
Census Records
- Census 1841-1921
Search the census records from 1841-1921, plus the 1939 Register all at once. - FreeCen
Has a good, but not complete, selection of free records to search and view.
Criminals and Convicts
Electoral Registers
Forums
Heraldry
Historical Directories
- Hodsons Nottingham Directory 1814
- Nottinghamshire Historical Directories
- Pigot’s Nottinghamshire Directory 1830
Local History
- Bygone Nottinghamshire Book
- Domesday Book Nottinghamshire
- Genuki Nottinghamshire
- Nottinghamshire History
Nottinghamshire History provides local historians and genealogists with a wealth of material on all aspects of the county’s history and acts as a gateway to other useful online resources. - Old Nottinghamshire
Old Nottinghamshire has some church photos, parish histories, directories and some gravestone information. - Our Mansfield
- The Great Houses of Nottinghamshire
Maps
Medical and Hospital Records
- Nottingham General Hospital 1881 Census
- Nottingham Hostpitals History
- Nottingham Lunatic Asylum 1881
Military Records
- 45th Foot Nottinghamshire Records
- British Military Records
- Kirby War Memorial
- Nottinghamshire WW1 & WW2 Roll of Honour
Newspaper Archives
Occupations
Photos and Postcards
- Inspire Picture Archive
A unique resource of over 30,000 historical images of Nottinghamshire including bygone shops, favourite places to visit, historic sites and events. - Old Photos of Nottingham
Poor Law Records
School Records
- Memories of Cottesmore School 1951-55
- School Admission Registers 1870-1914
- School Teachers in Nottingham 1813-1900
Surnames
Wills and Probate