Family Records

There are billions of online family history records available to explore on Findmypast. Discover how to make the most of them and what they can reveal about your ancestors with our record guides and information.

Did your ancestors experience the Great Irish Famine?  

The 1921 Census is now online for the very first time

1921 Census search tips

21 ways to make the most of the 1921 Census

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How to Use Apprentice Records for Genealogy Research

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How School Records Can Help You With Your Genealogy Research

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How to Use the Billion Graves Index

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Irish Workhouses

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Genealogy guide: Immigration records

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The first census? Population count from 1780's discovered in an old ledger

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Search guide: Parish records

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15 quick tips for searching Parish records

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What every genealogist needs to know about American marriage records

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10 million new records added to our US marriage collection

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Tips & tricks for searching PERSI like a pro

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An expert guide to the Griffith's Valuation

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Pre-1901 Irish census records

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How to use Poverty Relief Loans to find your Irish ancestors

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The latest image and index update for PERSI

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Did your ancestor seek a life on the open waves as a Merchant Navy Seaman?

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A sneak peek at the marriages that made America

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5 things you'll find in genealogy periodicals

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British Army, Worldwide Index 1841

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