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Catholic - Genealogy Sites

Records held by the Catholic Church are not always the easiest area to research and the family historian needs to be tenacious when searching for records of catholic ancestors. Copies of some church registers are held by Local History Centres and Record Offices but many are still in the hands of the church authorities.

Catholic Family History Society
http://www.catholic-history.org.uk/cfhs

The National Archives website has an introduction to the history of catholicism and the records. Scroll down to 'C' on the page and click on Catholic records.
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/researchguidesindex.asp

On this website you will be able to search for addresses of diocesan archives and the name of the person to whom any enquiries should be sent.
http://www.catholic-ew.org.uk

Scottish Catholic archives
http://www.scottishcatholicarchives.org.uk