192 lets users trace family tree online

192Genealogy uses the firm’s present day residential data sets, which total over 160 million listings with over 300 million births, marriages and deaths records stretching back to 1837, the year Queen Victoria ascended the throne.

The firm has also added the 1861 Census, the year Abraham Lincoln became president of the US, which includes details of ancestors occupations as well as a range of historical facts that let people step discover their own personal family history or possibly the history of their home.

Pre-1984 data has been collated using scanned images of registry documents, while post-1984 data is available electronically. Both sets of records provide a specific code for each individual registration, which can be submitted to the General Registry Office (GRO) to receive a copy of the original birth, marriage or death certificate.

In addition, 192Genealogy provides numerous links and tips on genealogy, as high levels of illiteracy in the 19th century as well as a fair amount of lying, particularly about occupations or age, means that a degree of lateral thinking is required when tracing ancestors.

The move places 192 in completion with a number of other genealogy websites, including GenesReunited, owned by community site Friends Reuinited.

Keith Marsden, managing director of 192.com, said: “There is no other site that provides the depth of detail that we can on both individuals and their properties. By adding a layer of
historical data across this information, people can build a comprehensive family tree for relatives that will allow them to discover not only their family¹s past but new family from the present that they may never know they had.”