This is a basic list of sites that are useful to start your search

Most of them are useful for reference also

DATABASES

• FreeCEN - http://www.freecen.org.uk/project.htm
• LDS's FamilySearch - www.familysearch.org
• Cemetery records online - www.interment.net
• CensusDiggins - www.censusdiggins.com
• Census Online - www.census-online.com
• FreeBMD - freebmd.rootsweb.com
• Pigots, Kelly's Historical Directories 

UK & IRELAND

• Genes Reunited - http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/
• British Isles Genealogy - www.bigenealogy.com
• Research UK - www.research-uk.com
• British Isles Gen Web - www.britishislesgenweb.org
• UK and Ireland Genealogical Information Service (GENUKI) - www.genuki.org.uk
• Family History Resources in Public Libraries in Britain and Ireland - www.earl.org.uk/familia
• UKAncestor.com - www.ukancestor.com
• Scottish Family Research - www.lineages.co.uk
• Ancestors Reunited - www.ancestorsreunited.com
• UK Genealogy - www.ukgenealogy.co.uk
• Irl Guide - www.irlguide.com

SURNAMES

• Surname Web - www.surnameweb.com
• Surname search - www.surnamesearch.com
• Surname Finder - www.surnamefinder.com

SOCIETIES

• The Society of Genealogists - www.sog.org.uk
• The Federation of Family History Societies - www.ffhs.org.uk
• The Scottish Association of Family History Societies - www.safhs.org.uk
• Association of Family History Societies of Wales - www.rootsweb.com/~wlsafhs
• North of Ireland Family History Society - www.nifhs.org

GOVERNMENT

• National Archives of Scotland - www.nas.gov.uk
• General Register Office for Scotland - www.gro-scotland.gov.uk
• The National Archives - www.nationalarchives.gov.uk
• Family Records.gov - www.familyrecords.gov.uk
• Public Record Office of Northern Ireland - proni.nics.gov.uk
• General Register Office for Northern Ireland - www.groni.gov.uk

MISCELLANEOUS

• Family Tree - www.familytree.com
• Genealogy Links - www.genealogylinks.net
• Nedgen - www.nedgen.nl
• Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet - www.cyndislist.com
• RootsWeb - www.rootsweb.com
• Register.com - register.com
• imagerestore: Digital photograph restoration - www.imagerestore.co.uk
• Genealogy Money Detectives - www.moneydetectives.net/links/genealogy.html
• Genealogy Today - www.genealogytoday.com
• Smartdraw - http://www.smartdraw.com/about/partners/genealogy.htm
• Geneasearch - geneasearch.com
• Guild of One Name Studies http://www.one-name.org/

DISCUSSION GROUPS & MAILING LISTS

• lists.rootsweb.com - Index to over 23,000 RootsWeb genealogy mailing lists

MISCELLANEOUS LIST

• Chapman Codes