The top free websites for family history

Family history is an exciting hobby, but one which can be expensive if you don’t know the lie of the land in terms of where to look for key resources. In this first instalment of a new series from regular Family Tree writers concerning the online genealogical landscape, I’m going to look at the records that cheer genealogists up the most – those that cost nothing to access! I will run through which are the most useful free resources online, and show you how they can help with your research. Here are some of the best examples for research across the British Isles...