A guide to resources to help you trace your family tree, using records held at The National Archives and elsewhere.
Looking for an ancestor who served in the armed forces? See researching military history.
Census records for England and Wales from 1841 to 1911 are available online.
For copies of birth, adoption, marriage and death certificates after 1837, go to the General Register Office website.
Search and download lists of ship passengers who arrived in or left the UK between 1878 and 1960.
Some wills from 1384 to 1858 are available online.
The National Archives holds some records of divorces heard in the Supreme Court.
Find records of births, baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials recorded by non-conformist churches.
Details of wills and bequests for estates between 1796 and 1903.
Searching for people who changed their name by deed poll.
The genealogist's internet: new edition
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Census: The Expert Guide
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