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Paisley Local Studies Library has access to the popular family history website Ancestry.com.
Library members can access it, free of charge, in Renfrewshire's Local Studies Library. There is no need to book use of Ancestry and if you're not already a library member it's free and easy to join the library.
Ancestry website contains a wide range of useful information, including -
- Census records for Scotland from 1841 to 1901 and England and Wales, from 1841 to 1911
- Birth, marriage and death record indexes for England from 1837
- Military records from World War 1 and the Roll of Honour for World War 2
- British phone book records from 1880 -1984
If you need help researching your family history our friendly staff can provide support and advice, we even offer free family history surgeries.
For more information please contact the Local Studies Library by -
- email: heritage@renfrewshire.gov.uk
- phone: 0141 889 2360
- fax: 0141 887 6468
- writing to or visiting:
- Paisley Central Library
Heritage and Information
68 High Street Paisley
PA1 2BB
