Find your ancestors in Britain, school and university register books 1264-1930

Reveal your ancestor through school and university register books. Discover if your relative was a member of the school’s cricket team, school captain or on the honours list. Gain biographical details about your ancestor after his/her school years like employment information, marriage date and death date. Many of the registers were written after World War 1 and comprises military career details of alumni in the Great War. Explore the college registers of the world famous Oxford and Cambridge Universities. You can also discover your ancestor if he/she taught in the school as all the registers include staff names.

The records consist of digitised copies of school and university register books. They include a full register of former pupils. The lists often include biographical details like birth year, father’s name, employment after school and family information. Most of the books will include a full history of the institute, followed by lists of previous headmasters, tutors, sporting teams and illustrations or photographs.

Discover more about the Britain, school and university register books 1264-1930

We have register books from 41 different schools and universities. Below is a list of every institute. For more detail about each register explore our lists of registers by country and county in the 'Learn more' section. Britain, school and university register books, 1264-1930