Maris Ancestry: Search Page

We have tried to make it a "One Stop Shop" for family history searches by including some of the most popular and the most useful resources available to researchers.

Many are free, but others are "Pay per View" and some have a subscription option. See our Resource Pages for further details.

If there are any other searches you would like to see included, please

Clicking on any of the links or search boxes on this page will open a new browser window. When you have finished your search, just close the window to return to this page.

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To enter a full name or placename, enclose your search in quote marks e.g. "John Maris" or "Little Shelford". Otherwise the search engine will return pages containing all of the words entered, but not necessarily of relevance to your search.

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The Ancestry UK & Ireland collection now includes BMD indexes from 1837 to the present day, downloadable Census returns for England & Wales from 1841 to 1901, Pallott's Marriage Index and parish and probate records dating back to the 1500’s.

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The Free BMD project has proved to be an extremely useful source for most family historians.

Search Free BMD

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Many of us would have found it difficult to make much progress with our family trees without access to the resources of the LDS Church. The International Genealogical Index (IGI) has become an essential tool for family historians, but other LDS resources can also be valuable sources of information.

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The National Archives website has a wealth of information. The following quick links go straight to three of the most pupular entry points.

Search the TNA Catalogue | Documents Online | Access to Archives

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The official government source of genealogical information for Scotland now has over 43 million records including parish registers from 1553, civil registrations from 1855, census returns for 1851 to 1901 and a free index search for wills & testaments.

Click here to search ScotlandsPeople

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