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Peterborough & District Family History Society

We are pleased to be working in partnership with Peterborough & District Family History Society.

The Peterborough & District Family History Society was formed in 1980 by a group of individuals interested in researching their own ancestors. We were the first FHS that did not cover a full county.

For FHS purposes Peterborough is in the northeast corner of Northamptonshire. Within a radius of 10 miles of the city centre, there are 5 different counties: Northamptonshire, Rutland, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire, and Huntingdonshire. For details of the area covered by Peterborough FHS please visit our website.

The society meets monthly, the programme aiming to strike a balance between Peterborough-focused talks, more general family history talks and members projects evening. We also have two outings a year to places of local interest. Visitors are always welcome at our meetings.

Gravestones in a churchyard

National Burial Index For England & Wales

The Peterborough & District Family History Society has contributed to the National Burial Index. This collection allows you to delve into more than 12 million burial record for England and Wales to help you uncover your ancestor's burial place, year of death and religious denomination.

Search National Burial Index For England & Wales

Additional information about the society

The society publishes a magazine four times a year, to which members are encouraged to contribute articles, research and other items of interest. We also exchange journals with societies in England and overseas. Our publications are now all on CD and we are in the process of updating purchase details on our website.

Peterborough Family History Society is a member of the Federation of Family History Societies.