Once you've got some basic information about your family you can start to build up a more comprehensive and detailed family tree.

You can do this on paper but it is much easier if you store the information on computer.

If you have subscribed to Genes Reunited or Ancestry websites, you can build up your tree online. Take care to add the information you have about each relative, as well as building up your tree and the links between family members.

You might the get a family tree software package to install on your own PC. This will allow you to store much more information, pictures and scans of documents. Don't forget to take backups and store them away from your computer !

You can download any data you've stored online into a file, then copy it into the family database on your PC.

Don't forget to take backups and store them away from your computer !