England & Wales
How to find your Isle of Man Ancestors
The Isle of Man is an island in the Irish sea between England and Ireland. Although the population has always been relatively small, emigration has usually been an issue with young adults often travelling [...]
Where to find British Crime and Punishment Records
Most of us will have at least one person in our family tree who had a brush with the law. It may have been a minor offence or something more serious. So here is [...]
10 Great Free London Genealogy Websites
If you have British or even Irish roots, there is a good chance that you have some ancestors who lived and worked in London, at least for some of their lives. Britain’s capital was [...]
A Great Alternative Website for British Ancestry
If you have UK (especially English or Welsh) roots and are looking for a subscription site with British records , or your Ancestry subscription is coming up for renewal, I would strongly recommend that [...]
10 More British Genealogy Tips
The dreaded “brick wall” can be incredibly frustrating in genealogy and I’m always looking for ways to get over them. A few weeks ago I listed some tips for breaking down British brick walls. [...]
Find your British and Irish Ancestry for Free
If you have British and/or Irish roots, is it possible to find your ancestors online without paying? That’s a question I’m sometimes asked. So I thought it would be useful to have a run [...]
A Guide to British Parish Registers
Before the census and civil registration, often the only documents to contain the names of our ancestors are parish registers. If your roots are in Great Britain it can sometimes be difficult to find [...]
Tips for Breaking Down British Genealogy Brick Walls
Sooner or later, we all hit dead ends in our research. We can’t get any further, usually because we can’t find particular records. If you have ancestors from England, Wales or Scotland, here are [...]
10 of the Best Free Museums in the UK
Great Britain is blessed with hundreds of museums and galleries. Some of the best are completely free to enter. So, if you are planning a visit to Britain anytime soon, be sure to check [...]
Essential British and Irish Genealogy Books
This post looks at 26 of the best genealogy books for British and Irish research. Everything you need to know about researching your ancestors from these countries is covered in these books. There are [...]
How to Choose a Subscription Site for British Genealogy
I’m often asked which subscription website I would recommend for British genealogy research. My answer always is that it depends on what you need. I know that this isn’t very helpful, but different people [...]
Where to find British and Irish Burial Records
Before civil registration in Britain and Ireland, the only record of the death of a person was often a burial record. Even after civil registration, burial records and monumental inscriptions can be very useful [...]
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