People Search Website Receives Traffic Surge

Tracesmart aid amateur genealogists

/PressPort/ -- Following the first episode of the new series of 'Who Do You Think You Are?', Tracesmart,
leading providers of online <a href="http://www.tracesmart.co.uk/people-search/">people search</a> tools, experienced a significant surge in visitors to their site.
It would appear the programme has inspired viewers to research their family tree, in which Tracesmart can play
an important role.

Over 10,000 people searches are conducted daily on the <a href="http://www.tracesmart.co.uk/">Tracesmart</a> website,
which helps people to <a href="http://www.tracesmart.co.uk/find-relatives/">find relatives</a> and friends.The site provides
people tracing and research tools, such as their <a href="http://www.tracesmart.co.uk/address-search/">address search</a> tool,
which are driven by a multitude of databases which cover recent history. Whilst users cannot research historical data such as census records,
which are a useful resource for genealogists, they do provide a link to some of the most powerful resources
for family tree research - living relatives.

Many people in the UK have lost touch with family members or have distant relatives who may hold the key to unlocking their
family history, and Tracesmart has long been used to aid amateur genealogists in their quest for knowledge.
Providing access to information such as current and historic <a href="http://www.tracesmart.co.uk/electoral-roll/">Electoral Roll</a>
records and Birth, Death and Marriage Indexes, Tracesmart can be utilised to locate relatives that could provide vital links to the past.

The BBC's 'Who Do you Think You Are?' series has raised the profile of genealogy. The first episode of this new series
aired on Wednesday 15th July at 9pm and featured Davina McCall, who traced her French and English roots.
It was following this broadcast that the Tracesmart website received an influx of visitors.
Owen Roberts, Communications Manager at Tracesmart, comments on the role the company has to play in family research,

"Living relatives can often provide gems of information about a family's history but, unfortunately, family members can
often lose touch with one another. It is at this point that the genealogist will turn to us to help them locate those
relatives they have lost contact with.
In addition to our online search facilities, we also have an experienced team of researchers who can offer advice to
those who have lost contact with a family member - my advice to anyone who is searching
for a relative is get in touch with us!"
This series of 'Who Do You Think You Are?' continues for another 5 episodes, with the forthcoming episode featuring
Radio 1's Chris Moyles.