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Who Do You Think You Are? series 20: here's what you missed

Another line-up of celebrities has traced their family trees with a fascinating new series of Who Do You Think You Are?.

A complete guide to our World War 1 Prisoner of War records

Published in association with The National Archives, these fascinating prisoner of war records offer a detailed glimpse into the experiences of those heroic soldiers who were taken captive during World War 1.

Build Your Family Tree

A complete guide to building your family tree

Making a family tree is a key part of family history research. With this easy-to-follow guide, you'll be making exciting discoveries in no time...

Ancestors that made the headlines: Community discoveries from our newspaper archive

Our newspaper collection allows you to discover your family tree's colourful stories in black and white. Here are some of the most exciting discoveries made by our community.

What's New?

Remembering wartime stories with new records this VE Day

An old war illustration

Explore new Commonwealth War Graves records

Celebrating Suffolk stories with new parish records

Delve into fascinating Guernsey stories with even more new additions

Getting Started

How to research your great-grandparents: the forgotten generation

discover rare surname origins

How rare is your surname?

How genealogy can bring your family closer

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Use our free family tree template to kick-start your family history research

Family Tree

king charles iii family tree

Who's who on King Charles III's family tree?

family tree template

Use our free family tree template to kick-start your family history research

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Your family tree questions answered

How to bring your Findmypast family tree to life

Family Records

Did your ancestors experience the Great Irish Famine?

1939 Register help

10 tips for searching the 1939 Register like a pro

Did your ancestors fight in the Napoleonic Wars? Here's how to find out

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The essential guide to Findmypast's global military records

Help Hub

How to find World War 2 ancestors that served on the Home Front

How to trace ancestors that emigrated

1939 Register help

10 tips for searching the 1939 Register like a pro

Here's how to research the double-barrelled surnames in your family tree

Discoveries

This is what it was like to be in London on VE Day in 1945

Seven surprising finds in the 1911 Census

Who Do You Think You Are? Series 21: here's what you missed

Kamala Harris' family tree tells a tale of migration and education

History Hub

This is what it was like to be in London on VE Day in 1945

First Aid Post volunteers at wartime

The crucial role of first aid posts in World War 2 Britain

The Auxiliary Fire Service: Brave heroes of the home front

The role of Air Raid Wardens in the Second World War

The Findmypast Community

This is what it was like to be in London on VE Day in 1945

Who Do You Think You Are? Series 21: here's what you missed

Finding Eli: A granddaughter’s story

The Women's Prize Trust announces Findmypast as the inaugural sponsor of the Women's Prize for Non-Fiction