Records and archives

Welcome to the Bristol Record Office home page.  Please follow the links below to find out about our collections and services.

What's new

• News, events and exhibitions – what's on at the BRO
• Desert Island Docs – our staff and guests' favourite documents

Before you visit

• About Bristol Record Office - who we are and what we do
• Online catalogue – available 24 hours a day.
• Handlist of parish registers, nonconformist registers and bishop's transcripts – a guide to the registers that we hold
• Bristol wills index 1781 to 1858 – a name index to some of the wills we hold
• Bristol Record Office film collection – our fascinating collection of old films of the city
• Research service – for people who are unable to visit us in person

Visiting the BRO

• Opening hours – find out when you can visit us
• Arranging your visit – visit our spacious searchroom to consult documents yourself
• Bristol and Avon Family History Society – help with your family history research at our office

General information

• Depositing or donating records to Bristol Record Office – about depositing records with us
• Online feedback form – have your say