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Tell us a few key details, and our family tree maker will do the hard bit. With some clever detective work, we’ll match you with your family’s records and help you build a flourishing family tree. 

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  • Add your relatives to your very own family tree 
  • Receive free hints, which use birth, marriage and death records to fill in gaps on your tree  
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  • Glean key details in billions of genealogy records
  • Explore old newspapers that help you understand the world in which your ancestors lived - from community events to the scandals that made headlines
  • Search other members’ family trees and discover shared ancestors stretching back as far as the 1700s
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Our intuitive technology makes building your tree simple. 

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Our family tree builder seamlessly searches billions of records and newspaper pages for your ancestors’ names, helping you piece together your family story.

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With an Everything subscription, search for names in five million trees created by other Findmypast members. Who knows, you may share an ancestor or two. 

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Use the free Findmypast app to grow your family tree on the go. Manage your hints, upload photographs and search our records with just a few swipes.  

How to create your family tree with Findmypast

  1. Start your family tree for free. Begin by adding your name and date of birth. Next, add your parents and grandparents.
  2. Our handy family tree builder will get to work, seamlessly sorting through billions of records and old newspaper pages to match you with your family's records. When we find a potential match, hints will pop up on your tree.
  3. Manage your hints by accepting them if they match your ancestor, or rejecting them if they don't. To delve deeper, search for relatives in our record collection. Understand their lives in vivid detail by exploring historical newspapers - why not try searching for a name or a place?
  4. Your great-aunt twice removed, or perhaps a third cousin that lives overseas? Find shared connections by searching Findmypast members' trees for free.