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...

How are the results delivered? What do I do now? Will the result be exactly the same for each member of my family? Will the test determine my geographic origin? What will a paternal deep ancestral ethnic origin reveal? Can you start with female members of my family? ...

How do I give DNA? Is giving DNA painful? How much does it cost? Where can I get a test done? Who carries out the test? ...

What is genetic genealogy? How does DNA help when trying to trace your family history? Who invented it? Why do you think we need it? What are its specific uses? What is the most common use of genetic Genealogy? Is there a governing body of genetic Genealogy? What does the future hold for genetic Genealogy? ...

What is DNA? Why do you start with the Y chromosome? Is the Y chromosome found in both sexes? What is the Maternal line? What is the Paternal Line? ...

Can I use it to test my ethnicity? Can I use it to determine ancestral pedigree? ...