Ancestry® Family History
Get the most out of the family history resources available on Ancestry and learn how to find generations of your family and their stories.
1921 Census of England and Wales
The 1921 Census of England and Wales provides a dynamic snapshot of England, Wales, the Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands after the First World War and the Spanish Flu pandemic. What might it tell about your family's lives between two world wars?
Featured Family History Articles
Newspapers can provide glimpses into your ancestors’ social interactions, occupations, and personal milestones. Local and national publications offer different types of information and perspectives.
Get insight into the WW2 era through the 1939 National Register, an emergency wartime record that documented the civilian population in England and Wales a few weeks after Britain declared war on Germany.
Since the mid-1800s, the UK’s system of civil registration has continuously maintained birth, marriage, and death records. These comprehensive records are an essential foundation for genealogical research.
Parish Records and Nonconformist Records
The birth, marriage, and death records in old parish registers or nonconformist records may confirm information in your family tree, extend your lines back further in time, or help solve a family mystery.
Getting Started with Family History
Additional Research Hubs
Going Beyond Family History
Learn how DNA can give you new details about your family history or even help you connect to your past in a deeper way.
What makes you, you? Learn how certain characteristics may be passed down in your DNA.
Learn more about the latest news, education, and updates to further your family history and DNA research.