Find your Rutland ancestors, genealogy and family history with these links to resources and records available online. Parish records, cemeteries and more.
Archives
- The Record Office
The official archives for Rutland. See what records they hold and how to access them.
Births, Marriages & Deaths
These Rutland parish registers contain over 400,000 records from 50 parishes.
- Rutland Baptisms 1538-1916
- Rutland Marriages 1538-1931
- Rutland Burials 1538-1991
- Langham Parish Registers 1559-1725
You can view PDFs of baptisms, marriages and burials at the bottom of the page. - North Luffenham Parish Registers 1572-1812
These records are in an online book that you can search and download.
Cemeteries
- Find A Grave
There are almost 10,000 burial and cemetery records for Rutland. - Rutland Gravestones
Quite a few gravestone images for some Rutland towns and villages.
Census
- 1939 Register
This census alternative has over 16,000 results from Rutland. Search by person or address.
Forums
- RootsChat Rutland
Find others researching in your area and get help with your research, or offer to help.
Heraldry
- Visitation of Rutland 1618-19
Containing pedigrees and an index of names at the back of the book.
Historical Directories
- Rutland Historical Directories
- Gazetteer and Directory of Rutland 1846
This is a combined directory. The places in Rutland are marked with an * in the index.
Local History
The Rutland Magazine is an illustrated journal devoted to the history, antiquities, biography, dialect, folk-lore, legend and genealogy of the county.
Maps
- Old Maps of Rutland
Quite a few maps from the 1600s, 1700s and 1800s.
Military
- Rutland Roll of Honour
- Rutland War Memorials
This site is archived, but the info is still available. Some of the images don’t load; just click where the image would be to enter the relevant page.
Societies
- Rutland Local History & Record Society
History of some places and some online records. - Rutland FHS
The family history society that covers Rutland.
Wills & Probate
- Calendar of Wills 1510-1652
A list of wills deposited at Northampton relating to Rutland. - Rutland Probate Index
An index of records held at the Northampton Record Office covering the years 1462-1857.