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How to start a family tree
Who Do You Think You Are? family history expert Laura Berry shares her tips on how to start a family tree
How to find birth, marriage and death records
We explain how to easily find birth, marriage and death records in the UK for family history research
What UK census records are available online?
UK census records are a crucial family history resource, but when was the census taken and where can you find census records including free census websites?
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Find old photos of your house online
Jonathan Scott shares some of the best websites for finding old photographs of your house or street including aerial photographs
UK hospital records database relaunches
The UK National Archives has relaunched HOSPREC in an updated format
New database of 13,000 British slave traders goes online
The Register of British Slave-traders is the result of a five-year project researching Britain's slave trade
Cornish surnames: How to tell if you have Cornish ancestry
Family historian Stephen Colwill reveals the most common Cornish surnames
What baby names are banned in the UK?
What baby names are banned in the UK, and what can you do if your chosen name is challenged?
How old is my house? The best house history websites
Inspired by BBC Two's A House Through Time? Jonathan Scott shows you how to trace the history of your house
Post Office records: How to find Post Office employee records
Susannah Coster from The Postal Museum reveals how to use Post Office records in family history
Gypsy surnames: How to tell if you have Gypsy ancestry
What are the most common Gypsy surnames and first names, and how can you tell if you have Gypsy ancestry? Find out with our guide
Ten days of free online history talks to start tomorrow
All About That Place, offering hundreds of free online history talks, starts on 7 October