Findmypast

Understand your family history anytime, anywhere, with the free Findmypast genealogy app.

With our easy-to-use family tree, it’s never been easier to delve deeper and find your past. Discover who you are and the generations that came before you by searching billions of records, including:

Historical censuses and registers
Birth, marriage and death records (BMDs)
Electoral records
Digitised newspaper cuttings

Search for your relatives within the records, and scour original documents alongside accurate transcripts to make new discoveries. You can also put names to faces by uploading photos of your ancestors. It’s never been easier to research your roots, wherever you are.

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Findmypast helps you to understand your ancestry in poignant detail.

Explore the following collections and more:

British and Irish censuses ranging from 1841 to 1921 (including the 1891 Census, the 1901 Census, the 1911 Census and the 1921 Census)

The 1939 Register

Armed Forces service records

Obituaries and wills & probate

BMDs (including birth certificates, marriage records, divorce records and death records)

Travel records and passenger manifests