Family History and Genealogy Societies

This page provides means of finding information about societies whose interests relate to the UK & Ireland as a whole (amongst which the Society of Genealogists is pre-eminent), together with links to our pages listing societies that are devoted to smaller geographical areas, such as individual counties.

We provide information about a given society simply by linking to its web pages where these are known to us. Otherwise, if the society is a member of the The Family History Federation (formerly The Federation of Family History Societies), or the Scottish Association of Family History Societies, we provide a link to the postal address listings these provide. In addition, we are happy to receive and make available postal address details for other (non-commercial) family history societies, i.e. ones that are registered charities.

NOTE: We do not attempt to provide information about the large number of societies that relate just to particular surnames - but you may be able to find useful contacts in the Register maintained by the Guild of One-Name Studies (GOONS).

• Regional Lists:
  • ENGLAND
  • IRELAND
  • SCOTLAND
  • WALES
  • CHANNEL ISLANDS
  • ISLE OF MAN
• Non-Regional Societies:
  • Anglo-German FHS
  • Anglo-Italian FHS *
  • British Association for Cemeteries in S. Asia *
  • British Isles FHS of Greater Ottawa *
  • British Isles FHS - USA *
  • Catholic FHS *
  • Families in British India Society *
  • Family & Community Historical Research Society
  • The Institute of Heraldic & Genealogical Studies
  • International Society for British Genealogy & Family History *
  • Jewish Gen Soc of Great Britain *
  • Local Population Studies Society
  • Quaker FHS *
  • Rolls Royce FHS - web site unknown
  • The Romany and Traveller FHS *
  • The Society of Genealogists
  • Family and Local History Indexing Group (FLHIG) formerly the Society of Indexers Genealogical Group (SIGG) and now, it seems, gone off the internet.
  • Society for One-Place Studies
  • Although not technically a society, there is also the One Place Study directory

* identifies societies that are members of the The Family History Federation.