Friday 5 May 2023

Ancestry makes UK collection (+ some Irish records) free until 8 May

Ancestry UK is opening up its UK collection to free access. The record sets available includes several – particularly those relating to Irish men and women who served in the British Army – that will be useful to researchers with family connections to Ireland.

There are also a further 36 collections identified in their titles with the terms 'Ireland', 'Irish' and 'UK & Ireland' worth checking out.

Click the image, right, to see the full list of records available for free access. You'll find the list below the search fields. You can search the whole collection by name, dates etc, or explore individual relevant data resources, as preferred.

The free access doors are now open and will remain so until Monday 8 May. If you don't already have one, you'll need to register for a free account. No financial information is requested.


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