Discoveries
We love hearing what you’ve found in our online genealogy records and making some fascinating discoveries of our own. Send your stories to [email protected] and in the meantime, enjoy perusing all the amazing ‘wow’ moments we’ve already helped create.
Tom Ellis' family tree unlocks his working class links to Wales and Devon
You'll be moved and fascinated by this Battle of Britain ace's final diary
The shocking real-life crime spree that inspired the Luminaries
5 defiant suffrage statements found in the 1911 census
21 incredible insights that will change how you think of World War 2 forever
The 1939 Register helped to unlock an entire branch of my family tree
Discover the whirlwind romances of World War 2's GI Brides
The secrets behind Florence Nightingale's name
Discover even more About Clare Balding's family history
Nadia Sawalha's ancestry highlights family struggles with mental health
Andrea McLean's amazing family legacy of heroes, rebels and adventurers
Stacey Solomon's family tree reveals wartime refugees and a Waterloo hero
Kaye Adams' hard-working and heartbreaking family roots revealed
Barack Obama's Irish family tree
The incredible story of Lord Byron's daughter Ada Lovelace, the world's first computer programmer
How I discovered my Welsh roots
History's funniest lonely hearts ads reveal how our ancestors looked for love
Imagine my shock when a marriage license revealed a half-brother my family knew nothing about
We've discovered the Fall of Singapore's missing soldiers in our records
