in uniform and the help of the internet. If you don't have this information you can search by name and then look at the results and narrow them down with other information you know. Military records can be difficult to understand as they contain a lot of military terminology, but they're well worth searching. For more information on military records, click here or visit the search page for the collection you want to use and read the description under the search box. Immigration and Emigration To help you discover ancestors who left these shores (or arrived on them), it's good to have a look through Immigration & Emigration records. There's the UK Incoming Passenger Lists , which consists of the passenger lists for ships arriving in the UK from outside Europe from 1878-1960. These include people who have been abroad for a holiday so they're always worth searching if you think one of your ancestors may have been to visit "foreign parts". There are also lots of collections which include information about people who left the UK or Ireland, whether for the US, Canada or Australia. Directories and Member Lists This wide-ranging collection consists of information about people who belonged to various associations and groups or lived within city boundaries. Usually you can discover list names, addresses, and sometimes the occupations of your ancestors. Newspapers & Periodicals This section contains lots of collections which can provide fantastic stories about your ancestors' lives and sometimes their deaths. It also gives you