British Ancestry

Welcome!

British Ancestry has been established to help all researchers from unique resources and international contacts.

Since the 1930's, I have built up one of the finest collections of books on heraldry and genealogy to be found in the UK. The bulk of this has been donated to the library of the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies (IHGS). Add to this hundreds of original manuscripts dating back to the thirteenth century that I have collected and the extensive catalogue of lectures, reports and papers that I have written and here is a resource to be made available to those needing assistance and advice based upon more than 60 years experience.

Please browse the article archive and the index to questions and answers. Please respect my copyright to these articles. The proceeds assist the IHGS.

If you still need advice please use the contact form.
You will receive an answer as time permits.
Advice is free. To enquire about courses or research. contact IHGS.

Cecil R. Humphery Smith