The future of family history societies

Registers of baptisms, marriages and burials are essential for tracing ancestors before civil registration began (1837 in England and Wales, 1855 in Scotland, and 1864 in Ireland). This month we’re on

2 APRIL, 11AM Brickwalls, Skills & Solutions Club: ‘Tech tips for genealogists’ A Family Tree Plus talk with Carole McCulloch. Would you like to brush up on your ‘tech’ skills, so that you can use eve

FAMILY history is a celebration of love and heritage, so it deserves a global platform. And, it has one! Organisers and attendees are looking forward to RootsTech, the world’s biggest event of its kin

Picture the scene: a former NHS chef ‘Clem’ Clements is celebrating his 98th birthday, sitting in his front room surrounded by his medications, an oxygen mask and a discreet tape recorder. He is recal

Q My ancestor, Charles Hayes, was born on 6 October 1700 in Harrow on the Hill to Charles Hayes and Ann Ewster. He attended University College Cambridge and, described as “one of the Gentlemen of the

When researching civil birth, marriage and death records in England and Wales, you should always start at FreeBMD. Created by volunteers in 1998, it has records from 1837 and remains completely free.