Although family historians can carry out an increasing amount of research on-line, most will find they need to visit a record office in order to consult  parish registers and other local historic records.

Records

We have a wide range of records, some more familiar than others, which can help you build up information about your ancestors. Follow the links in the left hand column for details about some of the most useful sources at Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire Archives.

Research service

If you are unable to travel to our offices or would like our staff to assist with your research, we offer an Historical Research Service. Details, and an on-line application form, are available by clicking on the link in the right-hand column.

Births, marriages and deaths

Copies of birth, marriage and death certificates for the local area can be purchased from Cambridgeshire Registration Service. CAMDEX is an on-going project to create an on-line index of local records of civil registration. To begin your search, click on the link in the right-hand column.

Other help 

Other organisations, including local history societies and family history societies, can also give you advice on your research. Please follow the links in the right hand column. 

Genuki, the UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service, aims to serve as a virtual reference library of genealogical information that is of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a noncommercial service, provided by an ever-growing group of volunteers in cooperation with the Federation of Family History Societies and a number of its member societies.