Links to Sites of Interest

Below is a wide variety of interesting sites relating
to the area and geneology in general.

Please note we have no control over external content.

General Register Office

Search indexes and order certificates
General Register Office

Lancashire Archives

Search records relating to Lancashire
Lancashire Archives

The National Archives

Search 1,000 years of history
The National Archives

Free BMD

Search birth marriage and death records
Free BMD

Lancashire BMD

Search records from anywhere in Lancashire
Lancashire BMD

Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

Parish records from all over Lancashire
Lancashire Online Parish Clerk

Gen Fair

Buy anything geneaolgy related
Gen Fair

Parish Chest

Family History research aids
Parish Chest

Family Tree Resources

Search Records
Family Tree Resources

Forces War Records

Search Forces War records
Forces War Records

Rootsweb

Finding family roots
Rootsweb

Family Search

Search Records
Family Search

Genealogy Specialists

Tracing our past, discovering our genes
Genealogy Specialists

Census Finder

Search worldwide census records
Census Finder

Gen UKI

UK & Ireland Genealogy
GEN UKI

Find My Past

Search records and build your family tree
Find My Past.co.uk

Ancestry.co.uk

Search records and build your family tree
Ancestry.co.uk

Ormskirk and District Family History Society

Lots of information about the area surrounding North Meols and Southport
Visit Ormskirk FHS

Boat Families

....of the Leeds and Liverpool Canal and connected waterways. More from the Ormskirk and District FHS
Visit Boat Families

Liverpool & S. W. Lancashire FHS

Society covering Liverpool and surrounding areas incl. Southport
Liverpool & SW Lancs FHS

Manchester & Lancashire FHS

Covers Bolton, Oldham, Anglo Scots socities as well as Manchester
Manchester & Lancashire FHS

St Helen's Townships FHS

Family History Society of St Helens
St Helen's Townships FHS

Churchtown Circular Walk

A gentle walk through Churchtown and the Botanic Gardens
Go to Walk Details

Botanic Gardens Community Association

Keeping the Botanic Gardens in excellent condition
Visit Gardens Site

Churchtown Village Church

The second oldest church in Southport
Visit Church Site

Southport Yesteryear

Sadly the author had died but there is still lots of interesting content in this Facebook group
Visit Yesteryear

British Film Institute Southport

Lots of old movies of Southport. Definately worth a watch
Visit British Film

Q Local

A wide range of information about the area and its history
Visit QLocal

North Meols Civic Society

Southport local history
North Meols Civic Society

British Pathe

Newsreels from years gone by
British Pathe

The Atkinson

Southport's cultural hub. containing a Library, Theatre, and Art Gallery with exhibitions throughout the year
Visit Atkinson Site

St Cuthbert's Church

Southport's oldest church, located in Churchtown
St Cuthbert's Church