Useful links 

There are a rapidly increasing number of websites devoted to family history. They range from sources such as the IGI (International Genealogical Index - link opens in a new window), to pages created by individuals about their own family history and links to other web sites.

The family history page provides a comprehensive guide to local and national family history sites.

Further links to websites that may help you with your research -

Local  (all links open in a new window)
Hull University Archives

East Riding of Yorkshire Archives

North East Lincolnshire Archives

Borthwick Institute of Historical Research, at the University of York

National
ARCHON Directory  - Comprehensive list of repositories across the UK.

National Register of Archives - Searchable indexes to archive collections (but not the archives themselves) across the UK. 

The National Archives - This site includes useful guides and fact sheets for researching family and local history, and a searchable catalogue of its holdings.

Access to Archives (A2A) - contains catalogues of archives held across England, including from Hull, dating from the 900s to the present day.

Moving Here - Sources from the city archives are among over 150,000 digitised sources illustrating 200 years of the history of Caribbean, Irish, Jewish and South Asian migration to England.

Newspapers - The British Library Newspaper Library catalogue includes entries for over 52,000 newspaper and periodical titles from 1801 to the present day.