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Nonconformist Quakers 1839

Discover your past

Nonconformist family history: The best websites

Hawker Hurricanes flying in formation during the Battle of Britain in 1940 Battle of Britain pilots

Battle of Britain pilots: How many pilots were killed, are any still alive and how can you trace them?

Welsh rugby fans holding leeks, 1935 Welsh ancestry

Discover your past

Welsh ancestry: How to find your Welsh ancestors

A lesson on 'Hitlerism and democracy' at Cheadle High School, 1939. Genealogy courses.

The best genealogy courses available now

A row of terraced houses in Victorian London house history

House history: The best websites for tracing the history of your house

DNA family history

Getting started

The best websites for DNA family history research

A tithe proctor visits a family in Ireland to fill in a tithe applotment book, 1830s

Overseas ancestry

Tithe applotment books: Our guide to finding your Irish ancestors’ land

Cate Blanchett Cornish surnames

Cornish surnames: How to tell if you have Cornish ancestry

Kilbirnie Kirk, Ayr, c.1700. Kirk session

Kirk session records: What are they and what can they tell family historians?

Women having their dinner at a workhouse in St Pancras, London, c. 1900. Workhouse records

Discover your past

Where can I find workhouse records?

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

Getting started

What census records are available?

Illegitimate child

Discover your past

How to find the father of an illegitimate child

MyHeritage In Color black and white photo of three little girls colourised

MyHeritage In Color: How to colourise black and white photos

What is the best family history website

Getting started

What is the best family history website?

Black and white photograph of a sugar cane farmer in New South Wales, Australia

Overseas ancestry

Australian ancestry: How to find your Australian ancestors