Exploring your family history in Edinburgh Central Library

Edinburgh Central Library has a wide variety of resources which you can use to help you research your family’s history.

Click on the links below to find more information.

Beginning the search
Finding your family - official records
Finding your family - other sources

We will be adding a lot more to these pages over the next few months, so please keep checking for more information.

The only charges we make are for copies of information. You don’t have to make an appointment to use the library. Useful family history resources can be found in the Edinburgh Room, Reference Library and Scottish Library.

We can give you general advice and help, but we can’t undertake lengthy research on your behalf.

And remember – tracing your family tree can be addictive!