Who Do You Think You Are? family history expert Laura Berry shares her tips on how to start a family tree

We explain how to easily find birth, marriage and death records in the UK for family history research

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?

Wales is blessed with some distinctive family names. Discover 50 of the most common Welsh surnames and the history behind them.

Simon Wills reveals how family historians can find their ancestors’ Royal Navy service records – from the Napoleonic Wars to the First and Second World Wars

Almost all of us will have agricultural labourer ancestors. Discover more about their lives and how to research them with our guide

Find out what a second cousin is, what people mean by 'removed' and how to work out cousin relationships with our chart

Trace your family history in print with these online collections of old newspapers from Britain, America, Australia and more

Helen Dawkins on the best way to make sure your old family photographs survive for future generations

The Register of British Slave-traders is the result of a five-year project researching Britain's slave trade

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

The British Home Children Memorial Committee is campaigning for a memorial to the children who were sent to Canada in Liverpool