How to set up a FREE Ancestry account

You don't need an Ancestry subscription to start building your tree, but you do need an account on Ancestry and you need to sign in to start building your tree. 

The easiest way is to create a FREE account on Ancestry is to just click here, start filling in the details, and then click on the green START YOUR TREE button ... https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/

There is NO need to take out a subscription if all you want to do is start building your tree. However a lot of people accidentally land on the Start a Free Trial page, and if you do, you can start a free account from there too. Here's how ...

1. go to the Ancestry website (there are several, all with different endings ... e.g. Ancestry.com, Ancestry.co.uk, etc)
2. click on Start Free Trial (note: you will NOT be starting a free trial)
3. fill in your details, create a password, tick the SECOND box only, and click CONTINUE
4. ignore everything on the next page - do NOT sign up for a subscription. Instead, just click on the Ancestry logo in the top left
5. Welcome to your free account - you can start building a free family tree. You won't be able to see any records or anyone else's family tree but this is a start at least.

If you ever want to delete your account, do the following:

1. sign in to your account
2. click here (or paste this into your browser) ... https://www.ancestry.co.uk/account/delete 
3. enter your password and click the green CONTINUE button
4. follow the steps - they will send you an email with a Verification Code. Copy and paste this into the box and click Continue - your account will be deleted.

NOTE: this deletes everything from your account - all your trees, all your data, etc. So only do this if you want to delete everything. 

Maurice Gleeson

June 2021