Family History
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Online Resources
Use our free 24/7 online reference information in your library or at home, all you need is your library card or smartcard number.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography - look through over 50,000 biographies of men and women who shaped Britain's past, as well as various Themes.
- NewsUK - search through a variety of national and local newspapers. Also has useful news topics on a variety of issues.
- Who's Who and Who Was Who - Who's Who includes information on over 33,000 influential people in British public life, and Who's Was Who is an historical archives of over 90,000 deceased people, previously included in Who's Who.
- Oxford Reference Online includes -
- Help Yourself - local history groups and societies including Family History
- Take a look through our suggested weblinks for Family History
Resources available in the library:
Introductory material on tracing your family tree including:-
- International Genealogy Index on microfiche
- Books on family crests, coats of arms, the peerage and landed gentry
- Magazines include Family History News and Digest and Genealogists Magazine
- Dictionaries of names
- Selected printed parish registers series
See also the pages for Archives and Local Studies giving more information about the resources they have to help you when Tracing Your Family Tree or take a look at the pages for Sheffield Register Office. You can also use our "Hints and tips on looking for Irish Ancestors" leaflet which can be downloaded from the bottom of this page.
Please note that the inclusion of any website or link on this page does not mean that they have been vetted or recommended by Sheffield City Council. It is important to make sure that you are happy that they are suitable for your own requirements.
Downloads
Looking for Irish Ancestors. Hints and tips leaflet. (2.30 MB)
Looking for Irish Ancestors. Hints and tips leaflet. (314 KB)