The records of the Victorian era – the censuses and birth, marriage and death records – are such rich picking grounds for ancestral clues that it’s both easy and tempting to remain at this stage of our research. However, in doing so we potentially miss out on so many family history delights. So this issue we’re going to help you investigate further back and find your family history well before the time of Queen Victoria.
Chris Paton shares the many reasons why it really is worth tracing back further, and Ruth Symes has gathered together a wealth of useful websites (many of them free) to help you begin your explorations. The world of your Georgian, Stuart, and even Tudor ancestors awaits you!