It's FREE. Simply enter a little information about your family and we'll use it to start searching the world's largest online collection of family history resources for missing details. Your FREE online family tree is a great place to organise and preserve everything you know about generations of your family - including photos, official documents and research notes. It's also an easy way to learn more about who you really are!
Begin your family tree with your name:
Once you start your
family tree, you can:
Enhance your family's
story with photos
and documents
Find
Historical
Records
  • Ancestral Chart

    An ancestor chart records the ancestors from whom you directly descend - it shows at a glance the progress you have made and what remains to be done.

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  • Family Group Sheet

    Each piece of information concerning a pedigree ancestor and his/her family is placed on this worksheet which will make the compilation much easier.

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  • UK Census Forms

    Census forms are valuable as they not only allow researchers to see the format and column headings for various census years but they also provide a clean and convenient method for extracting and filing important information you find.

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  • Other Charts and Forms

    Download these other useful forms that will help keep your research organised and on track:

    Research Extract
    Research Calendar
    Correspondence Record
    Source Summary
    Canadian Census

Tip 3: Record your Progress

In your researches you will amass a great deal of information so at every stage you need to know exactly where you are and what you have discovered. It is a good idea to draw a pedigree chart showing how everyone is related as this can then act as a handy reference work to your research.

The ‘Family Tree’ feature found on the Ancestry.com.au site under the ‘My Ancestry’ tab will allow you to create a chart of your family in easy and simple steps.  PUT A LINK HERE...

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