What is a Family Tree? How do I make one? Why do I need one? What does it include? Where do I start? My family aren’t from the UK, what do I do? I do not have correct dates? Why should I start from the paternal side of my family tree? I can only trace from the maternal side of my family, how do I do this? Will I have to combine both paternal...

What is the best way to get family members to take part? I’m not sure what questions I should ask? How long should interviews take? Should I interview everyone? What is the best time to interview a family member? What is the best way of recording the interview handwritten, electronically or digitally? Any tips on interviewing people? What if...

What are Parish Registers? Where might I find Parish Registers? What are indexes? Can I obtain copies of Parish Registers? How do I interpret Parish Registers? How can Parish Registers help me? What are non-conformist chapel registers? Where would I find non-conformist registers? Can I use both parish and non-conformist registers? Are there regist...

What are the most common problems when reading old documents? Where can I go for help if the documents are in Latin? Are the dates and words important? How can I correctly interpret my findings? How do I trace old documents? What are your tips for handling old documents? Where can I go for help? Is there a manual that can help me decipher these wo...

What is the Census? How do I use the Census? Where do I get a copy of the sentence from? Does the Census hold information across the whole of the UK? What dates does the Census cover? How will the Census help me? How do I search for my ancestors? How are search results displayed? Why do I see duplicate listings of the same ancestor? How do I narro...

What can I do if I’m stuck? What is the register of voters? How can it help me? What is the directory of names? How can I use the directory of names? What other directories are there? ...

What is a Migrant Ancestor? Does everyone have a migrant ancestry? What are Naturalisation Records? What if I need to trace Naturalisation Papers in the USA? How do I follow a migrant paper trail? ...

How would I start to trace my family tree? Where do I get a copy of my birth certificate from? My family are all across the world, where do I start? My family are from Scotland, where do I start? My family are from Ireland, where do I start? My family are Welsh, where do I start? What do I do if I find skeletons in my family history? I’ve fo...

What’s the difference between a Family Tree and a Family History? Do I need to do both? I know very little about my family where do I start? When should I start tracing my Family History? I’m stuck, what should I do? I only have a nickname of a relative how do I trace them? How do I trace my surname? My surname is very unusual, how do ...

What is a family history? Why would you want to trace your family history? What will my family history tell me? Is it useful to help me find out about myself? When should I start? What is a family tree? What is a pedigree? ...