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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

Birth records

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

A head of household in Scotland filling in the schedule for the 1861 census

What UK census records are available online?

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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The Landing of Negroes', 1826. Slaves who have survived the dreadful voyage from Africa being unloaded from slave ship at their destination. From The Black Man's Lament; or How to Make Sugar by Amelia Opie. (London, 1826). (Photo by Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images)

New database of 13,000 British slave traders goes online

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

Irish ancestry

Irish ancestry: How to trace Irish ancestry

Discover if you have Irish ancestry with the help of our list of the best Irish ancestry websites

18th century

18th century history: What was life like in Britain in the 18th century?

Trace your family in 18th century England and discover what their lives were like with these history websites

Agricultural labourer

What is an agricultural labourer?

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

P Stuart's Grocery Shop, King Henry Street, Islington, London. The shop front, with two women and a small boy in the doorway to the shop. The shop window is full of groceries and signs. Two signs attached to the wall above the shop advertise Colman's mustard and starch. (Photo by Museum of London/Heritage Images/Getty Images)

Different surnames, same person? Why our ancestors changed their names in records

Chloe O'Shea explains why your ancestors might not have the same surname spelling - and how to trace them

L - R, Maurice Tate (1895 - 1956) and Percy Chapman (1900 - 1961) of England walk out to bat against Australia during the 1st innings of the 3rd Test match of the England versus Australia Ashes series on 14th July 1930 at the Headingley Cricket Ground in Headingley, Leeds, England. The match was drawn. (Photo by Central Press/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Four million Berkshire family history records go online

Ancestry has added sets of Berkshire parish records dating from 1538 to 1998

Finding Britain's Slave Traders with David Olusoga

David Olusoga to investigate Britain’s slave traders in new documentary

Finding Britain's Slave Traders with David Olusoga will feature new research into individuals and institutions involved in the transatlantic slave trade

Collage of black and white photographs of a woman with a watering can, cathedral, an old coin and some more modern day colour photos of same buildings

Hidden histories: uncovering the forgotten heroes behind England's historic places

Discover the ordinary people behind England’s extraordinary historic places as Heritage Open Days once again opens the doors to the UK’s past

Huguenots Land At Dover

Who were the Huguenots?

Kathy Chater explains how to trace Huguenot ancestors - Protestant refugees fleeing religious persecution in France - in your family history

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