Covering both the UK and overseas, this text provides a guide to tracing family histories. It gives advice on planning research and establishing what information is required, as well as explaining how to interview relatives effectively and draw up a family tree. It contains full guidance on where to find and how to use the different sources available to you, such as birth, marriage and death certificates, censuses and wills. This edition also gives advice on how to use the Internet to its full potential to help you trace your family history and includes case studies as examples.