Empire's Children

Researching your family history can be a fascinating and rewarding journey, but it can be more challenging if your ancestors left their country of birth to live and work elsewhere in the world. These guides will help you to trace ancestors who travelled across the British Empire.

Knowing just a handful of information about your ancestors can be enough to get you started. Collections of records held online and at centres around the world can help you trace details about how and when they travelled, where they worked and lived and even what their daily lives were like.

If you're successful in discovering your family's Empire story, or if you have a useful research tip, don't forget to post it on the site for others to read. For more information on getting started, read our guide to some of the most useful research organisations.

Research Organisations