Guides by Daisy Goddard

From scandalous headlines to tales of wartime tragedy, understand the world your ancestors lived in with vivid details that you'll only find in historical newspapers. Here's how to uncover meaningful family stories in the archives.

Census records offer a rare snapshot of the entire population, helping you to trace movements, uncover relationships and really understand the daily lives of your ancestors as you build your family tree. Discover the most recent census available for you to search, and when more censuses will be made accessible.

If you’ve already started building your family tree on another platform, you don’t have to start from scratch on a new one. Genealogy websites like Findmypast allow you to upload a GEDCOM file and quickly pick up your research where you left off.

With free genealogy records and family tree building software, you can discover key details about your ancestors – what their households looked like, where they worked, where they grew up, and where they grew old.

Coal miners. Seamstresses. Soldiers. Our ancestors’ occupations reveal a lot about their character and how they lived their lives. Here’s how to find out what your relatives did for work with family history research.

Your family history is the story of your ancestors, from their day-to-day experiences to the milestones of their lives. You can discover these stories using genealogy records and old newspapers, digitally accessible on family history websites.

Turning your family tree into a book is a fantastic way to preserve your family history and share it with others – here's how to turn your genealogical research into a meaningful keepsake.

Starting a family tree is the easiest way to begin making exciting discoveries about the lives of your ancestors – here's how.

Genealogy is the study of your family, from the distant past right up to the present day. Genealogy records are the historical sources that make this study possible, providing key details about your ancestry which allow you to piece together stories of past generations.

When you’re tracing your family tree, it can be confusing keeping track of your relatives and their relationship to you. Find out what it means to be someone's second cousin and how to work out who yours are.