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Add events to ancestors’ timelines
Family Tree
You don’t need a subscription to build a tree on Ancestry. So once you’ve done that, follow Richard Holt’s instructions to…
You might think you need to subscribe to Ancestry to access every feature, but this isn’t the case. You need only a free account to build a family tree, and then add events to your ancestors’ timelines. It’s a great way to include more detail about their lives – beyond births, marriages and deaths.
If you don’t have a free account, visit www.ancestry.co.uk then click ‘Sign Up’ at the top right and choose a method of signing in. When that’s done, click the Trees tab at the top, followed by ‘Start a New Tree’. You’ll be prompted to search for a grandparent, but instead click ‘Maybe later’ at the bottom. Follow the instructions to add people to your tree, skipping steps if you don’t need them.