Census Returns available using Ancestry.com The census in UK is taken every 10 years commencing in 1801. Due to WWII there was no census in 1941. Pre 1841 census were not kept and are not that easily available.

Ancestry.com has a huge list of help files which you may like to have a browse through by clicking HERE

This also gives you an idea of why I say it is a lot more complicated to use.

Using the Getting Started 1 and Genes Re-United gives you a feel for doing the research and then you may like to switch to using Ancestry.com

Ancestry.com usually have a 14 day free trial

After the 14 day free trial you can do a look-up and Ancestry will give you a list of replies.

To get the exact details you will have to pay for them.

 About £5 will get you 10 credits, each credit gets you one lot of details.  Please Note: You only have 14 days to use the 10 credits then you lose them wether you have used them or not.  It pays to get yourself organised and work out before hand who or what you want to look for

Most of the websites providing Genealogy data for you to do look-ups charge in this way.

This site is here to save you money if we can by doing look-ups for free from the data we have available.

See "Available Data" Pages in the links to the left

Also check the "Wales Data 1" and "England Data 1" pages for free content

Useful alternative to put your tree online ... and they are free

http://www.geni.com/

This an alternative site based in Tel Aviv

http://www.myheritage.com/FP/Company/genealogy.php