523 resources · 13 types · Curated for UK & Irish research
The global platforms, DNA tools, software and apps, and the resources for following emigrants to the USA, Canada, Australia and beyond.
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Every chart is hand-set from your own tree and printed on archival paper at 16 inches, with a choice of 72 heritage designs. Available as a complete or an incomplete six-generation lineage, single or couple: the ancestors you have found are drawn, and any you have not found yet are left as open space.
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Consumer DNA testing with ancestry composition and DNA relative matching.
Largest commercial genealogy site: 70bn+ records from 80+ countries, 100m+ family trees, AncestryDNA, hints and Pro Tools. UK site at ancestry.co.uk.
Free service of the LDS Church: 20bn+ records from 170 countries, single collaborative world tree, Full-Text Search (AI transcription), catalogue and research wiki.
DNA testing company offering autosomal, Y-DNA and mtDNA tests and surname/haplogroup projects.
Large community tree site (owned by Ancestry) with strong French and continental European coverage; free basic access.
Collaborative World Family Tree (MyHeritage-owned) with 200m+ connected profiles.
UK-based DNA testing with detailed British and Irish regional ancestry breakdown.
Records, trees, DNA testing and photo tools (colourisation, Deep Nostalgia). Strong for European records; OldNews newspaper archive.
Free single collaborative world tree with strong sourcing standards and DNA confirmation features.
GPS-tagged gravestone photos and transcriptions collected via smartphone app.
Records of 1.7m Commonwealth war dead from both World Wars with grave locations.
Volunteer-built database of cemetery records and gravestone photos worldwide (Ancestry-owned).
Cross-search of European national and regional archive catalogues.
Canadian census, immigration, military and land records.
Australian immigration, naturalisation and military service records via RecordSearch.
Free digitised New Zealand newspapers and periodicals.
Free digitised Australian newspapers, gazettes and photographs.
US federal records: census, immigration, naturalisation, military, land.
Society for German-descended families in Britain.
Society for surname studies; register of 2,500+ registered one-name studies.
Primary free hub for Jewish genealogy worldwide: databases, town pages, Holocaust records.
Major US society: quarterly journal, courses, conference and free resources.
Oldest genealogical society in the US (1845); databases strong for New England and Ireland.
Register of genealogists holding formal qualifications.
General tools commonly used for research logs and to-do tracking.
Ancestry's AI-driven record extraction and story features.
US certification body; Genealogical Proof Standard reference.
Note-taking tools widely used for research notes and clipping.
The standard citation guide for genealogists; QuickLessons and forum.
Evidence analysis and proof-argument software.
AI-transcribed search across unindexed deeds, wills and probate records.
Official specification for the GEDCOM family data exchange format (v7).
Steve Little's AI Genealogy Insights: using large language models responsibly in research.
Digitised printed histories, directories, parish register transcriptions and out-of-copyright genealogies.
Millions of digitised books including printed family histories.
Convert historic UK and US money values to modern equivalents.
AI research assistant, photo colourisation and enhancement.
Apps for scanning and restoring old photos.
Traces 90,000 Old Bailey convicts through prison and transportation records.
Surname distribution maps and meanings worldwide.
AI handwritten text recognition for old documents.
Free reference manager useful for citing genealogical sources.
Tools for reconstructing DNA of deceased relatives.
Jonny Perl's chromosome mapping, Shared cM Project tool and What Are The Odds (WATO).
Download and analyse match data; GWorks, Collins' Leeds Method tool.
Upload raw DNA to compare across testing companies; chromosome browser and admixture tools.
AutoCluster, AutoTree and AutoKinship match-analysis tools.
Free wiki and Y-haplogroup tree; the reference source for genetic genealogy.
Colour-clustering method for sorting DNA matches into grandparent lines.
Predict relationships from shared centimorgans and ages.
Upload from other companies accepted; AutoClusters and cM explainer.
Whole-genome sequencing usable for deep ancestry.
Reference data on expected shared DNA by relationship; Blaine Bettinger's blog.
Y-DNA and mtDNA NGS analysis and haplotree.
Low-cost single-SNP and Y-DNA panel testing.
Windows software with strong FamilySearch integration.
Free open-source Java genealogy software (GEDCOM-native).
Long-running Windows shareware genealogy program.
Free desktop tree software syncing with MyHeritage.
Windows/Mac desktop program syncing with Ancestry and FamilySearch.
Free simple online tree with GEDCOM import/export.
Build a static website from a GEDCOM file.
Genogram and family tree drawing software.
Free open-source genealogy program for Windows, Mac and Linux; Gramps Web for browser use.
Self-hosted web interface for Gramps.
French-developed software for Windows/Mac/mobile.
Windows software (MyHeritage-owned) with free Standard edition.
Mac/iOS software with 3D trees and FamilySearch integration.
Mac and iOS genealogy software.
Windows/Mac software with Ancestry, FamilySearch and MyHeritage sync; free Essentials edition.
Newer tree and storytelling platform with newspapers.
Self-hosted PHP genealogy website builder.
Free open-source web-based family tree software you host yourself.
Library of Congress free historic US newspapers 1770-1963.
Database of 123,000 British convicts transported to Australia.
Meta-search across free historic newspaper archives worldwide.
Free passenger records for New York arrivals 1820-1957.
Volunteer-transcribed passenger lists.
Database of British slave-owners and compensation claims 1830s.
Ancestry's newspaper archive; largest US collection plus UK titles.
Trans-Atlantic and intra-American slave trade databases.
Blog, podcast (Generations Cafe) and 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks challenge.
Official Ancestry news, record releases and DNA updates.
In-depth explanations of genetic genealogy techniques and testing companies.
Tips, free record links and courses.
Research Like a Pro methodology, blog and podcast.
Official FamilySearch news, tutorials and RootsTech updates.
Daily US genealogy blog since 2006: news, tool reviews, Saturday Night Genealogy Fun.
Technology tips, Google tools and podcast show notes.
WikiTree's Q&A forum for genealogy questions.
Long-running commentary on FamilySearch, technology and methodology.
Official MyHeritage record and feature announcements.
Free databases and blog, strong on Canadian and early American records.
Free structured learning system for genealogy research, country by country.
Beginner-friendly guides to DNA tests and research methods.
Law, DNA ethics and records analysis for genealogists.
DNA-focused blog for beginners.
DNA education, courses and blog for beginners.
Ancestry's tutorial videos.
Weekly US radio show and podcast with Scott Fisher. Archive only: no new episodes since March 2024.
YouTube channel and blog on DNA and research techniques.
Long-running podcast on research techniques and technology.
Weekly YouTube tutorials for beginners to intermediates.
2,500+ recorded webinars from leading genealogists; free live, subscription library.
Methodology-focused podcast by Family Locket.
World's largest genealogy conference (Salt Lake City / online) with free on-demand sessions.
US magazine; publishes the annual '101 Best Genealogy Websites' list and free newsletter.
Free Genealogy Gems email newsletter.
Canadian-published magazine on online research techniques.
Directory of 17,000+ genealogy Facebook groups worldwide.
Active general genealogy community.
Categorised, cross-referenced index of 300,000+ genealogy links maintained since 1996.
Directory of 10m+ genealogy links by locality and surname.
One of the oldest free genealogy communities: message boards, mailing list archives, WorldConnect trees.
Genealogy Gems podcast, YouTube channel and tech-focused how-to resources.
Volunteer state and county genealogy sites for the USA.
Volunteer regional genealogy sites across the world.
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The big platforms, Ancestry, FamilySearch, MyHeritage and Findmypast, hold the emigrant records, passenger lists and overseas censuses. FamilySearch is free. The DNA tools help connect branches that emigrated.
Passenger lists, naturalisation papers and the destination country's census and civil records are the usual route. The national archives of the USA, Canada, Australia and New Zealand are listed here, and most have free indexes.
Any program that exports a GEDCOM file will do. The software listed here ranges from free to paid; what matters is that your tree ends up in a file you own and can export, which is also what we ask for when a chart is ordered.
The list was compiled in September 2026 for people researching British and Irish ancestry, which is most of the people who order a chart from us. The regional layer is the point: every county record office, the local birth, marriage and death indexes, the online parish clerk projects and the county societies, which the big general lists leave out.
Cost labels are a rough guide only. Many archives are free to search but charge for copies, and society membership usually unlocks members-only indexes. Check the site itself before relying on a label.
Council archive addresses change often. Links are checked automatically, but if you find one that has moved or a resource we have missed, tell us and we will fix it.
Prefer a spreadsheet? Subscribers to The Genealogy Times, our monthly newsletter, can download the whole directory as an Excel file. Subscribe and download it.
A six-generation circular chart has room for 63 ancestors, but it does not need all of them: an incomplete lineage is drawn honestly, with the gaps left open. You choose a design and order first; we ask for your GEDCOM file or our simple spreadsheet afterwards, and nothing is printed until you have approved a proof.
How ordering worksEach chart is hand-set from your data, printed on archival paper at 16 inches, with your choice of heritage motifs. Complete or incomplete, single or couple.
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