Why become a World member?

• Create your unique family tree

• Explore our entire library of over 8 billion historical records from around the world:

• British records, including:

  • Full UK census records and birth, marriage & death records dating from 1761 (Please note the 1939 Register is not included in our one month package)

  • The largest online collection of parish records, going all the way back to the 1500s

  • Extensive passenger lists of ships leaving the UK and Ireland for Australia, the US and Canada

  • Key military collections from the early 1600s onwards

  • The largest online local British newspaper collection with millions of searchable pages

  • Thousands of exciting new records released every week

• Ireland records, including:

  • Millions of Irish census records, and birth, death & marriage records

  • The most comprehensive online collection of directories

  • Exclusive land records and Irish Prison Registers dating from the 18th century

  • Exclusive Court records and Petty Sessions Order Books from 1842 to 1913

• US & Canada records, including:

  • Key military collections: the American Civil War, Boer War, WWII, WWI & other conflicts

  • The full U.S. federal census from 1790 to 1940

  • A growing collection of birth, marriage, and death records from every US state

  • Tens of millions of immigration and naturalisation records

  • Our extensive American newspaper collection

• Australia & New Zealand records, including:

  • Tens of millions of immigration and naturalisation records

  • A comprehensive collection of convict records

  • Electoral rolls from 1853 to 1959

  • A growing collection of birth, marriage, and death records from 1788 to 1985