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Ancestry – in library only

Holds information on international family history resources including UK census, birth, marriage and death records, telephone directories and newspapers.

Find My Past Community Edition - in library only

Holds over 750 million records, including census records 1841 to 1911, births, marriages and deaths, migration records and passenger lists 1793 to 1960, military records and probate index records.

The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names

Containing entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames, the dictionary is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK.

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