Forum Genealogy Topics Right Now

7:37 Thomas J. Morgan 1875-1933 (Carmarthenshire) by Bill Sloan
7:34 Gordon Alexander Valentine. b Girvan 21/05/1889 (Armed Forces) by patval
7:27 London Neighbourhoods (London and Middlesex) by jonwarrn
7:24 MyHeritage Upgrades Its DNA Tests to Whole Genome Sequencing (The Common Room) by Romilly
7:16 Identifying a Matthew Lynch, Nottinghamshire death, 1965 (Family History Beginners Board) by Daisypetal
6:23 Confusing Birthplace Name - 1851 Census (Staffordshire) by PatLac
5:45 Tollemache Family - help with dating (Free Photo Restoration & Date Old Photographs) by Avondale16
5:37 Re: Diary summary week ending 26th October 2025 (The Stay Safe Board) by radstockjeff
5:02 Locating Death Certificate for my Great Granny in 1960 (Family History Beginners Board) by LizzieL
4:54 Help Finding Marriage and Death Record, Ellen Hughes Jones Owen (Lancashire) by Matthew4298
4:51 Mary Jane Myers (Antrim) by lucybella
4:42 Ford & Yew Tree Cemetery Records (Lancashire Lookup Offers) by Johnorrett
3:56 Alexander Campbell Herriot (Fife) by Neale1961
3:48 Strange 1911 census and missing person (Hampshire & Isle of Wight) by Milliepede
3:31 Church register entry (The Common Room) by kath davis
3:04 smith/simpson (Other Countries) by TreeSpirit
2:19 Peter and Harriet McCallum (Midlothian) by rosie17
1:38 William Henry Fisher b abt 1822 Somerset, Bristol (Gloucestershire Lookup Requests) by Nick1507
1:17 Alexander MacKenzie Donald born 17 Sept 1885 (Angus (Forfarshire)) by Wrightta
1:10 Edward George Smith (Other Countries) by Wrightta
12:56 Searching family tree (Family History Beginners Board) by Claire Ralph
12:37 Catharina Margharetha Friedricke Hadde b. abt. 1832 Oldenburg, Lower Saxony. (Europe) by Higpoidius
12:32 William and Louisa MITCHELL (London and Middlesex) by Eyesee
12:23 Unless I'm the last to find out... (The Common Room) by Tickettyboo
11:46 Can’t work out cause of death (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by AlanBoyd
11:29 Up and Down the County. III Biddulph (Staffordshire) by AlanBoyd
11:18 Using ethnicity to find unknown ancestors (Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing) by Eric Hatfield
11:08 What Newspaper covers Allerton Bywater (The Common Room) by bearkat
10:22 William Buchanan 1840 (Durham) by Holum
10:19 kirwan (Fermanagh) by Fiona Jordan
9:28 Eliza Reeve born 1883 Great Canfield (Essex) by softly softly
8:22 Bristol Apprenticeship Records: CD or Download? (Technical Help) by Geordie daughter
7:54 Crossroads Presbyterian Church records (Donegal) by JCLR123
6:46 Old Military Men, Need some help with info (Armed Forces) by tonepad
6:27 I`m trying to find out about William McIlwain &2 other family members (Family History Beginners Board) by Radcliff
6:08 Fisherman.... (Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition) by Vasquez109
3:59 No Baptism For Moses? (Wexford) by Wexflyer
3:29 Hetherton (Tyrone) by Oneday

immigration and emigration

Emigration

Australia : New Zealand : South Africa Europe : United States of America : Canada : Immigration & Emigrants - General : Other Countries
irish and british genealogy

British Genealogy Irish Genealogy

 England : Ireland : Scotland : Wales Cymraeg : Isle of Man : Alderney Guernsey Jersey Sark
technical help

Technical Help

Need help with your computer, tablet some software, or phone gone bonkers?
Promote your family history event

Family History Events

Let everyone know about your local Family History events and Family History Society meetings.
Genealogy for beginners

Piecing it Together

[ Beginners ]
[ How to use RootsChat ]
Common Room : The Lighter Side

Census & Resources : Census Lookups : Record Office Lookups Gravestone & Cemetery Records
photograph restoration for free

Date and Restore Photographs

Ripped faded photo? Yellow teeth? Need an estimate of the date of the photo? Have your photographs dated, restored and perhaps hand coloured. Just upload them as best you can.
Get help with armed forces

Armed Forces WWI WWII & More

 Armed Forces : Resources
World War One : World War Two

Romany & Travellers
Family Bibles : Document Artefacts Heraldry Coats of Arms
Occupations : One Name Studies
handwriting recognition and help

Interpret Handwriting

Get help to interpret and understand difficult to read handwriting and old terms that you find in census records, birth, death, marriage certificates BMD, wills or antique documents. Simply upload the bits that you cannot read.