Go Further

Eight more websites you can’t afford to miss

ANCESTRY

w ancestry.co.uk/search/places/europe/france Ancestry has many French records, including records from Allier, Alpes-Maritimes, AlsaceLorraine, Marne, Oise, Paris and Saone-et-Loire.

ARCHIVES NATIONALES

w archives-nationales.culture.gouv.fr

The website of the national archive has various online tools to help you identify the documents you are searching for. Some databases/records are accessible directly via the online catalogue.

EUROPEANA

w europeana.eu

Find books, documents, newspapers, artworks and oral histories from collections across Europe.

FRANCE GENWEB

w francegenweb.org

View links to many important genealogical sites, including the departmental archives, as well as online research tools such as glossaries, gazetteers and republican-calendar converters.

THE FRENCH HOSPITAL

w frenchhospital.org.uk

The French Hospital was founded in 1718 to provide care for poor Huguenot refugees.

GENEANET

w en.geneanet.org

This thriving website has elements of both familysearch.org and genuki.org.uk, with a detailed wiki and community section. Upload your family tree or post on the forum to connect with others researching their French ancestors.

GEOPATRONYME

w geopatronyme.com

Discover where people with your surname lived in France from 1891 to 1990.

WORLD WAR I GRAND MÉMORIAL DATABASE

w culture.fr/eng/genealogie/grand-memorial This database of military records and documents from departmental archives across France focuses on the First World War.