England & Wales
Finding Vital Records for England and Wales
Birth, marriage and death (BMD) records, along with census returns, are the usually most important 19th and 20th century data sets for family historians. If you have English or Welsh ancestry, you’ll probably have [...]
Find Your English & Welsh Rural Ancestors with Tithe Maps
Most of us have 19th Century rural ancestors, usually agricultural labourers working on farms. We may also have ancestors that owned or rented some land. If this is the case and if you have [...]
Find your British and Irish Ancestors in Newspapers
Newspapers are an incredibly useful resource for genealogists as well as other historians researching the UK and Ireland. If you are looking for your British roots or investigating British history, then the most comprehensive [...]
Top Tips for a Budget London Trip
Full disclosure: I was born in London and for most of my life I have lived and worked there or close by. It is still my favourite city and although I’m living in Canada [...]
The Complete Guide to the British Census
This is another article looking at a major British genealogy record set. Others in the series include; parish registers, civil registration, electoral registers and the Gazettes. This time, the focus is on the British [...]
How to find Online Genealogy Resources in Archives
This is a round-up of online genealogy resources in archives in Britain. If you can’t visit an archive, you may be able to find a record online, or something else that’s useful. I’ve mostly [...]
120 Free Genealogy Websites
Family history can be an expensive pastime. The costs can mount up with annual subscriptions and with buying documents. However, the good news is that there are a lot of free genealogy websites out [...]
How to Research Poor Ancestors in Britain
Only the landed gentry and some of the middle classes didn’t need to worry about money. Most of our ancestors (up to the mid 20th century) would have struggled to make ends meet. Things [...]
Discover More About Your British Rural Ancestors
If you have British roots, you probably have “Ag Labs” (agricultural laborers) in your family tree. You may also have more prosperous ancestors who were farmers or tradesmen involved in the rural economy. Or, [...]
Why you should use the National Archives
If you have British ancestry, then sooner or later you are going to need the National Archives (TNA) in London. Most family historians are not able to visit in person, so never visit the [...]
Preparing for War: The 1939 Register
2019 marks the 80th anniversary of the start of the Second World War. It’s a good time then, to look at a record set, also 80 years old; the 1939 Register. The register was [...]
How to find British Non-Conformist Records
If your British ancestors were not members of the established Anglican church, it can be difficult to find birth, marriage or death records, especially before the start of civil registration in England and Wales [...]
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