Findmypast adds 280,000 Coventry records
Family history website Findmypast has added 280,000 records from Coventry, including Blitz records, burial registers and newspaper pages
My ancestor emigrated from Orkney to New Zealand. A century later, I made the journey in reverse
Bo Harris moved from New Zealand to Britain and traced her great great grandfather Robert Harcus, who emigrated from Orkney
“Granny remembered her father going to collect the bodies that were washing up on the shore at Stornoway in 1919”
William Cumming's family in the Outer Hebrides have survived generations of sea disasters, including the Iolaire sinking
My father’s carpentry genius was crucial to Allied surveillance in Burma in the Second World War
David Cunningham used his carpentry skills to build crates for airdropping radios into occupied Burma during the Second World War
I loved my great grandparents’ incredible prize-winning fancy dress costume from 1935!
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader Jayne Turner shares her photographs of her family in the early 20th century
I discovered my ancestor was a suffragist who campaigned for women and the working class
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader Erica Ward talks about her ancestor Eleanor Grizzell, who was a suffragist and Sheffield councillor
The best genealogy courses available now
Discover how to learn family history skills with our pick of the best online and correspondence genealogy courses
Historian seeks help identifying men in moving WW1 photograph
Bristol-based historian Ian Chard shares an evocative photograph of a Gloucestershire regiment from the Western Front – and asks if you recognise any of the depicted men from your own family tree
My grandfather lost his eye after being shot in the forehead on the Western Front
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader Jon Gliddon discovered his grandfather Herman Pike lost an eye in the First World War
“My ancestors who were indentured or enslaved were a big part of Britain’s history”
Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader Kyle Ring discovered his ancestors in the colonial history of Trinidad, Guyana and Barbados
Getting started
How to start a family tree
Who Do You Think You Are? family history expert Laura Berry shares her tips on how to start a family tree
How to find birth, marriage and death records
We explain how to easily find birth, marriage and death records in the UK for family history research
What UK census records are available?
UK census records are a crucial family history resource, but when was the census taken and where can you find census records including free census websites?
Trending articles
When is Who Do You Think You Are? next on TV?
When is Who Do You Think You Are? next on TV, and who will appear on it? We answer your questions about the popular family history TV show
Gypsy surnames: How to tell if you have Gypsy ancestry
What are the most common Gypsy surnames and first names, and how can you tell if you have Gypsy ancestry? Find out with our guide
Find old photos of your house online
Jonathan Scott shares some of the best websites for finding old photographs of your house or street including aerial photographs
The best free genealogy websites
These free genealogy websites will help you start your British family history research without costing a penny
What UK census records are available?
UK census records are a crucial family history resource, but when was the census taken and where can you find census records including free census websites?
How to find cemetery records online
Finding your ancestors' burial records is an important part of family history research - and many are available online
Yorkshire surnames: How to tell if your surname comes from Yorkshire
If you have one of these unusual surnames in your family tree, it's a sign that your family came from God's own country
Marvin Humes on Who Do You Think You Are?: Everything you need to know
Marvin Humes discovered family connections to slavery and a Dunkirk hero when he traced his family history on Who Do You Think You Are?
The best DNA test kits for 2024 tried and tested
Debbie Kennett, author of DNA and Social Networking, explains why DNA testing is increasingly important in family history research.