Gartree Memorial Inscriptions Free digital downloads from the following places: Burton Overy, Carlton Curlieu, Evington, Gaulby, Great Glen, Great Stretton, King’s Norton, Little Stretton, Newton Harcourt, Oadby, Skeffington, Stoughton, Thurnby and Wistow.
Sileby Cemetery Records (PDF) The Sileby Parish Council has provided Cemetery Records for the public to search for information on graves and deceased, at the Cemetery Road site.
Electoral Registers & Tax
Leicestershire Electoral Registers 1836-1970 Search more than 115,000 records of those eligible voters that can give you information about your ancestors’ address and residence situation.
Leicestershire Hearth Tax 1662 This is nearly a complete roll of the householders of Leicestershire in 1662, containing the number of fire hearths of which each was taxed.
Forums
RootsChat Leicestershire Ask a question about your Leicestershire family history or meet people researching the same families.
Historical Directories of Leicestershire A collection of 50 trade and street directories for Leicester and Leicestershire dating from 1790s to 1910s. Directories are an invaluable primary source for historians. They provide first hand data about local communities, their infrastructure and the individuals inhabiting those communities. Published more frequently than the census, directories can also help you fill in any missing gaps in your family history.
Local History
My Leicestershire History My Leicestershire History is a free and fully searchable online resource containing photographs, films, sound recordings, and books about the history of Leicester and Leicestershire.
GENUKI Leicestershire GENUKI Leicestershire is a free family history & genealogy resource which lists links and resources for the English county of Leicestershire.
The Royal Leicestershire Regiment The Royal Leicestershire Regiment gives you free access to over 65,000 records of people who served in the regiment including ranks, regimental numbers, photographs and biographies. You’ll also be able to see some medal information and some regimental journals.
The Fifth Leicestershire A record of the 1/5th Battalion of the Leicestershire Regiment during the years 1914-1919.
Knights of Malta Lodge A list of members and officers of the lodge in Hinckley from 1803-1859.
Photos
Image Leicestershire Find images of material from the collections of Leicestershire County Council’s Museums, Libraries and Archives services. You can discover the historical and cultural life of Leicestershire through this growing image library which includes a wonderful selection of photographs, paintings and objects from their collections.
Vanished Leicester This collection of more than 1000 photographs allows you to view streets and individual buildings of Leicester that were demolished between 1955-1975. Most of the buildings were demolished as part of the postwar slum clearance programme. All of the images are viewable in alphabetical order of street names, with relevant district noted.
Leicestershire & Rutland FHS The Leicestershire & Rutland Family History Society helps members with their research, holds meetings and has a surname interests database.
Wills
Leicestershire Wills 1495-1649 An searchable online book containing the calendars of wills and administrations relating to the county of Leicester.