English Genealogy

The Newberry's holdings of English family and local history material are quite strong. This guide contains a sample of the Newberry’s resources on this topic, including general resources for researching English genealogy, as well as locality-specific sources for Cambridgeshire, Cumberland, Durham, Essex, Lancashire, Norfolk, Northumberland, Suffolk, and Yorkshire. 

This research guide is available as a PDF file.

Our research guides on British Government Documents and British and Irish History may also be useful for your research. To locate additional resources, please check our catalog or consult a reference librarian.