What do the British call their grandparents?
What do the British call their grandparents - Nan, Granny, Grandad, Grandpa or something else? A new survey reveals the answer
How to research Italian ancestry
Do you have Italian ancestry? Discover how you can trace Italian ancestors in their home country with online family history records
Irish census records and census substitutes: Where to find them
Although many have been destroyed, Irish census records and their substitutes are still essential tools for anyone researching their Irish roots
How to search the UK census by address
Find out how to search the UK census by address and discover more about your house and the homes of your ancestors
When were the Napoleonic Wars?
Did someone in your family fight for Britain in the Napoleonic Wars? Here's how to find family history records that far back
Greg Davies on Who Do You Think You Are?: Everything you need to know
Comedian Greg Davies traced his Welsh family history on Who Do You Think You Are? - and discovered the 'Davies secret'
When was Greenwich Mean Time established?
Discover how Greenwich Mean Time spread from nautical time to the legal time in Britain with the coming of the railways
How to view Ancestry records for free
We explain how you can use family history website Ancestry, and view some of their most popular records, for free
What is a GEDCOM file?
Have you created an online family tree? Find out how you can export it in the GEDCOM file format, created by the LDS Church
Where can I view old electoral registers?
Electoral registers list everyone who was eligible to vote in a given constituency - and are a great way to find where your ancestors lived
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?
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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
100 cool British last names: From Anguish to Wildblood
Look no further for 100 cool British last names and their sometimes surprising origins from Alefounder and Sexey to Twelvetrees and Wildblood