tracing your family tree for free

[petemurphy]

Hi,

wheres the best place to trace my family tree online - preferably free unlike ancestry etc?

Thanks!

[Motown Junk]

ask yer Dad...

see what I did there?

[crmcatee]

And when future generations of the Murphy family they'll look back and see:

Pete Murphy : Cheapskate.

[petemurphy]

crmcatee said:

And when future generations of the Murphy family they'll look back and see:

Pete Murphy : Cheapskate.

[crmcatee]

Complete with error. Pointless changing it to read correctly now.

[Dracoro]

Some sites have free trials.

Search for census info, 1911 census for one - http://www.1911census.co.uk/

There is no site that you just plug in your details and it shows your family tree! It will involve some research, making sure you get the right person each time etc. Take account of the fact that some data isn't correct, e.g. the death date of one of my ancestors was year out. It's a somewhat time consuming task but ultimately rewarding.

I'd advise not getting too caught up in going as far back as possible, beyond the early 19th century this will be v tricky. Building up info on who was who and who did what as a job etc. is more interesting ultimately.