Find your ancestry for free

There are plenty of free ancestry resources available on Findmypast. Below, we’ve listed the best tools, features and online genealogy records to help you build your family tree and discover your ancestors

Start your free family tree

The quickest and easiest way to start delving into your ancestry is with our free online family tree builder. Start with yourself, add relatives you already know and our clever record hints will help you grow the branches backwards and outwards. You’ll have yourself a blossoming family tree in no time.

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Take a Findmypast free trial

Once you’ve started your tree, bring it to life with a Findmypast free trial. You’ll get unlimited access to your family’s records and millions of historical newspaper pages. Find your ancestors, discover their amazing life stories, add them to your tree, rinse and repeat.

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Free Findmypast membership

It’s free to join Findmypast and our online genealogy records are always free to search. You’ll get basic details on your ancestors with our free search results. A free membership will also give you access to our family tree builder which is free to add to and edit.

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Free Findmypast records

Many of Findmypast’s online records are completely free to view. They include:

• US Census Records
• Canada Census Records
• Social Security Death Index
• 1881 UK Census (transcripts only)