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Explore our guides on searching different Findmypast historical records and discover ancestors from all over the world

How to trace Irish ancestors

How to trace Welsh ancestors

How to trace Australian + New Zealand ancestors

How to trace Canadian ancestors

How to trace American ancestors

How to do adoption research

How to find photographs of your ancestors

How to decipher old handwriting

Common genealogy mistakes

How to trace the history of your home

How to get back further in your family history

How to search workhouse and poor law records

How to search education and work records

How to search directories and social history records

How to search crime records

How to search electoral registers

How to break down a 'brick wall' in your family history

How to search travel and migration records

How to search military records

How to search parish records

How to search the 1939 Register

How to search for census records

How to search for birth, marriage and death records

How to trace Scottish ancestors