Waltham Forest

Ancestry

Uncover your family history

Key records for family history research, including: 1841-1901 census; birth, marriage and death records; street directories, telephone directories, school and military lists.

Only accessible from PCs in Waltham Forest Libraries.

Find my Past

Research your family history

Find My Past allows you to search or browse over 750 million family history records, including the 1911 census. You can also find a wide range of other records, including: births, marriages and deaths; migration records and passenger lists 1793 to 1960; military records and Probate index records.

Only accessible from PCs in Waltham Forest Libraries.

Please Note: This resource will no longer be available from 1st May 2019.

Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

The Dictionary of National Biography is an illustrated collection of 55,000 biographies of the men and women who shaped the history of the Britain and beyond.

Who's Who & Who Was Who

The essential directory of the noteworthy and influential in all walks of life, in the UK and worldwide, published annually since 1849.