:List of genealogy databases
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This is a list of genealogy databases and online resources that are not specifically restricted to a particular place, family set, or time period in their content.
List for general purposes
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Ancestry.com
| For-profit genealogy company. Databases include Find a Grave, RootsWeb, a free genealogy community, and Newspapers.com. |
Archives.gov
| US National Archives and Records Administration. Free online repository with a section dedicated to genealogical research{{Cite news|url=https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy|title=Resources for Genealogists and Family Historians|date=2016-09-12|work=National Archives|access-date=2017-07-31|language=en}} |
BALSAC
| Population database of Quebec, Canada |
Cyndi's List
| Thousands of resource links, categorized and cross-referenced |
Familypedia
| Free cooperative family history wiki using Semantic MediaWiki |
FamilySearch
| Images and indexes developed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
Find a Grave
| Online database of cemetery records (over 152 million burial records and 75 million photos) |
Findmypast
| The largest website for digitalized and transcribed British records |
Fold3
| Online repository, formerly known as Footnote, focusing on military records; owned by Ancestry.com |
FreeBMD
| Index of births, marriages and deaths (BMD) for England and Wales from 1837 to 1983 |
Genealogica
|Online database of the historical population of Romania, with a family history wiki using MediaWiki |
Geneanet
| French genealogical website of more than 3 million members and some digitized archival records |
Geni.com
|Large genealogy website most notable for its work to compile a singular "world family tree" that connects all volunteers. Was purchased by MyHeritage, but continues to operate independently. |
GENUKI
| Information covering the British Isles |
Library and Archives Canada
| Official archives of Canada, census records, government records, books, newspapers, images, and more |
MyHeritage
| Aggregated search system and genealogy databases, claims to have over 20 billion records. |
National Archives of Ireland
| The official repository for the state records of Ireland including census records, wills and administrations, plus other genealogy records |
New England Historic Genealogical Society
| America's oldest genealogical society, provides education and research resources with over 1.4 billion records{{Cite web|url=https://www.americanancestors.org/about|title=About the New England Historic Genealogical Society|website=www.americanancestors.org|language=en|access-date=2017-07-31}} |
Rodovid
| Global genealogy in many languages, genealogy wiki |
Serbian Genealogical Society
| Online database with surnames, locations and background information |
TheGenealogist
| Records mainly covering the British Isles |
Trackuback
|Online context based genealogy visualization including cultural timeline and old maps |
WeRelate
| Genealogy wiki and sourced collaborative, referenced place index, sponsored by Allen County Public Library and the Foundation for On-Line Genealogy |
GEDmatch
| For comparisons of autosomal DNA data files from different testing companies. Used by law enforcement to identify suspects. |
WikiTree
| Free genealogy community dedicated to building a worldwide family tree accessible to everyone |
Reclaim The Records
| Non-profit group dedicated to publishing records that are restricted using laws and the public domain. |
Comparison of notable databases for uploading family trees
Some of these also have social networking features.
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! Web site ! Alexa traffic rank as of 2015Traffic rank according to [http://www.alexa.com/siteinfo/ancestry.com+rodovid.org+familysearch.org+geneanet.org+geni.com+werelate.org#trafficstats alexa.com] April 2015. Low number indicate high popularity. ! class="unsortable"|Free features ! class="unsortable" | Features for subscribers |
Ancestry.com
| 457 |
|Subscriber benefits vary by subscription class.[https://support.ancestry.com/s/article/What-to-do-with-an-Ancestry-Membership?language=en_US What to do with an Ancestry Membership]. support.ancestry.com. 21 February 2022. |
FamilySearch
| 2471 |
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Geneanet
| 9814 |
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Genes Reunited
| 64853 (1795 GB) |
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Geni.com
| 6114 |
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MyHeritage
| 4214 |
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Rodovid
| 217,138 |
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Trackuback
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WeRelate
| 203,422 (38022 US) |
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WikiTree
| 20,423 (8755 US) |
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See also
- Family History Research Wiki, handbook reference information and educational articles showing how to find ancestors
- GEDCOM