Genealogy

How to trace your family tree

Discover the roots of your surname with our guide. The results could link you with a historic celebrity or connect you to a family you never knew about!

The General Register Office of Northern Ireland

The General Register Office for Scotland

The National Archives

Help with your family tree

Surname profiler: Investigate the distribution of your surname in the UK.

Genealogy chat: The generation game - discover your family history

British resources: Real histories of real British families.

UK Genealogy: A huge collection of genealogical information for the UK.

Family history: The BBCs guide to tracing your tree.

Ellis Island: TRace your family history to the New World.

Irish Insight: An internet search engine totally devoted to Irish genealogy.

Irish extraction: The official register for Ireland.

Medieval help: If you have a very long family tree.

Genealogy links: Resources to help you wherever you are in the UK.

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