Portsmouth England FamilySearch Centre

Centre Contacts and Hours
This Centre covers the South Hampshire/Chichester area including Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester and Chichester.

Open Hours:

PLEASE NOTE: ''' The Centre will only be manned when a booking is made. All appointments must be made with Joyce Stokes at joyceimstokes@aol.com. '''
 * Thursday and Saturday: 10:00am-1:00pm.

Location Map:


 * Location on Map


 * Address


 * Kingston Crescent Portsmouth Hampshire England PO2 8AQ United Kingdom
 * This is part of the building across the road from Portsmouth Police Station.
 * Turn down Gamble Road by the pizza shop,
 * then first right into Garfield Road and you will find the car park on your right (Biscoes Law carpark).
 * Drive straight ahead ignoring the car parks on the left and right as they belong to Biscoes.
 * Park directly behind the building.
 * From the car park walk around the right hand corner of the church there is a bell next to the back door to ring for access.

Language: English

Phone:


 * +44 0 239-269 6243.

Email: 

Director of the centre - Joyce Stokes at joyceimstokes@aol.com

Databases and Software

 * FamilySearch Center Portal This center has access to the FamilySearch Centre Portal page which gives free access in the center to premium family history software and websites that generally charge for subscriptions. This includes Ancestry, Findmypast and myheritage

Hardware and Equipment

 * We have three computers. Most of the films have been digitalised and can be viewed online.

Links

 * Using the FamilySearch Research Wiki: A comprehensive video presentation explaining the Wiki, navigating it, and some especially useful pages. Case studies demonstrate using the Wiki for genealogical research. Editing and adding articles to the Wiki are covered.

Online Genealogy Records by Location

Staff at the Centre
Joyce and Dave Stokes [alternate Saturdays]

Phil and Angie Herridge [alternate Saturdays]

Carla Trueman and Eileen Brown [Thursdays]