A New Free UK Genealogy Trustee
Welcome to Billy Davis, a new trustee We are delighted to welcome Billy as a new Free UK Genealogy trustee. Billy brings with him significant experience in public affairs -…
The Results of our Volunteer Survey
Over 300 Free UK Genealogy volunteers responded to a survey about communication in July, 2015. The outcomes of the Volunteer Survey are outlined below. This volunteer survey - and resulting…
Irish Family History: Getting Started
In the first of six guest posts on Researching your Irish Family History, Nicola Morris describes how to go about tracing your Irish ancestry. ***************************************************************************************** The fallacy that I frequently…
Free UK Genealogy becomes a CIO
Free UK Genealogy is becoming a Charitable Incorporated Organisation. We will shortly be opening a new organisation: Free UK Genealogy CIO. CIO is the abbreviation for Charitable Incorporated Organisation (its…
Linking Places in the Past
Free UK Genealogy Has Been Awarded a Grant to Link-Up Places in the Past Free UK Genealogy has been awarded a grant by Pelagios Commons which will enable us -…
Irish Family History: Extra Sources
In the previous post of the series, Nicola Morris explored the surviving Irish census returns. In this issue, she discusses the main 19th century Irish Census Substitutes; what the records…
Irish Family History: Census Substitutes
In the previous post of the series , Nicola Morris explored the surviving Irish census returns. In this issue, she discusses the main 19th century Irish census substitutes; what the records…
Find your Female Ancestors on International Women’s Day
Today is the perfect day to find your female ancestors, who are so often under-represented in the records we use to trace our genealogy. It’s no secret that sourcing women…
Opening Death Data in Censuses for Genealogists
We're celebrating datasharing on Open Data Day! Check out our tips on using Death Data hidden in free available censuses to uncover secrets in your family tree. Open Data Day…
Irish Family History: Census Returns
In the fourth post out of six on Researching Your Irish Family History, Nicola Morris explores the surviving Irish census returns, where to find them online and how to get the…
