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Robert Ball
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Find out how to get started
Watch the video to learn how to search our extensive record collections.
Follow the three easy steps below to build your tree and uncover your family's past.
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Start building your family tree
Search key record collections for essential information.
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Add detail to your ancestors’ lives
Discover what made up their day-to-day life.
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Go deeper into your family story
Add even more colour and context by exploring further.
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Watch some of the exciting discoveries made by the family history community.
Starting your family tree is easy
Enter what you know
Add your name, parents, grandparents, and any dates of birth or places they lived—
every detail helps.
Add your name, parents, grandparents, and any dates of birth or places they lived—every detail helps.
Find a leaf
A leaf is a hint that we may have found a record or photo that matches your ancestor in our records.
Go deeper into your family story
The more you grow your family tree, the more hints you’ll get. You can easily save records, photos, and stories to your tree.
Building your family tree
Begin by finding out key information like names, dates and locations.
Add detail to your ancestors’ lives
Find out what your relatives did for a living, or even the part they played in history.
Go deeper into your family story
Explore specific collections to add even more colour and context to your ancestors’ lives.
Better together: how AncestryDNA® and your family tree work together
A DNA test can provide insights about your past that traditional research methods can’t, and it pairs perfectly with your family tree, backed up by historical records and documents.
Better together: how AncestryDNA® and your family tree work together
A DNA test can provide insights about your past that traditional research methods can’t, and it pairs perfectly with your family tree, backed up by historical records and documents.
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