Discover your family history and build a family tree with the world's largest genealogy website. Search birth records, census data, obituaries and more.
Available on all public access PCs in our libraries, free of charge, to all library members.
Full access to England, Wales and Scotland census records, easy-to-search birth, marriage and death records, the UK's largest collection of parish records, historical British newspapers and much more.
Please use computers in any of our libraries to access Find my Past - unfortunately we are not able to offer this service to users at home. You can download records in the library, and then access them at home from your account.
We are experiencing issues with access to Find my Past. If you have any problems with logging on, please report them to a member of library staff.
Due to licensing issues, the 1921 Census is not available free of charge. The Census can be accessed at a cost on the Find my Past website.
Explore - Find my Past
Be guided through some vital points in research, from getting started to understanding the 'Hints' feature.
Access a 20 minute video with resident Findmypast family historian Myko Clelland for some extra techniques to get the most from your family tree.
A step-by-step video guide about how to get started with the 1939 Register is also available on YouTube
Read about the making of the 1939 Register and watch a fascinating video on the significance of this register.
Keep up to date with the latest news from Find My Past through the accompanying blog.
Cumbria Image Bank is a collection of digital images created using original material from Cumberland and Westmorland and Furness Libraries and Cumbria Archives. You can view 25,000 images dating back to the mid eighteenth century covering the whole of Cumbria.
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