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Findmypast Outages and Status

FindMyPast.co.uk is a genealogy and family history website that provides access to millions of records, including census, birth, marriage, death, immigration, military and more. It enables users to discover their family history and uncover their ancestors' stories.

URL Checked:

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/

Last Down:

not recently

Response Time:

2.03 ms.

Findmypast outages reported by users in the last 24 hours

No Findmypast problems reported in the last 24 hours

This chart shows the number of Findmypast outages/problems reported by users in the past 24 hours. All data in the chart is in the Europe/London time zone.

Recent Findmypast User Reports

Check out the latest user reports on Findmypast, detailing the types of issues experienced and their locations. This helps you determine if others in your area are encountering similar problems.

Apr 07, 2026 - 17:06

A visitor from Ripon, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues
Mar 11, 2026 - 10:38

A visitor from Portsmouth, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues
Jan 03, 2026 - 19:48

A visitor from Coalville, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues
Oct 10, 2025 - 07:53

A visitor from Buckfastleigh, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues
Oct 06, 2025 - 09:20

A visitor from Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom has reported a problem with Service
Sep 02, 2025 - 13:25

A visitor from Reading, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues
Jun 14, 2025 - 16:22

A visitor from Barrow in Furness, United Kingdom has reported a problem with General Issues

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Keith Surman

Ripon, United Kingdom • 8 days ago

I cannot log in to find my past, cannot contact customer service

Rob

Hull, United Kingdom • 1 months ago

Newspaper pages not loading after search results.

Rob

Hull, United Kingdom • 1 months ago

Newspaper pages not loading after search results.

Rob

Hull, United Kingdom • 1 months ago

Newspaper pages not loading after search results.

Rob

Hull, United Kingdom • 1 months ago

Newspaper pages not loading after search results.

Rob

Hull, United Kingdom • 1 months ago

Newspaper pages not loading after search results.

Hull, United Kingdom • 1 months ago

Newspaper pages not loading after search results.

Pam Gran

Portsmouth, United Kingdom • 1 months ago

Not been able to login since Sunday 7th 2026. Now cant get web page 11/3/2026 get website page

Bunbury

London, United Kingdom • 2 months ago

VERY slow loading of searches - and newspaper searches time out

sarah

Coalville, United Kingdom • 3 months ago

extremely slow

David Sykes

Buckfastleigh, United Kingdom • 6 months ago

Newspaper images not loading

c

Reading, United Kingdom • 7 months ago

Newspapers cant be seen, keeps saying error 500 something went wrong

Denise Sherwood

Barrow in Furness, United Kingdom • 10 months ago

I've just tried to do a search and unlike normal where all the results are filtered into their places etc birth , death etc all results are given in 1 very long list :(

Dijon, France • 11 months ago

doesn't open invites at free trial

Martin Tolley

Northampton, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Doing any search returns a blank page in Firefox. Seems OK in Chrome

Martin Tolley

Northampton, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Doing any search returns a blank page

David Boulding

Ilfracombe, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Log in but doing a search returns a blank page

Ilfracombe, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Logs in fine and search pages show but returns blank page

HarryZontal

West Malling, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Site doesn't load after login on Chrome, Edge

Bideford, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Search page is fine but results don't load - just see a blank page.

Athens, Greece • 1 years ago

Search page is fine but results don't load - just see a blank page.

Kate

Luton, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

I can't get into the site

Colin

Stockton, United States • 1 years ago

Not loading in USA

Dublin, Ireland • 1 years ago

Refreshing not logging in

Dublin, Ireland • 1 years ago

Page refreshing, not logging in

Gemma Ricketts

Darlington, Australia • 1 years ago

Login keeps reverting back to login once 2nd step authentication has been approved.

David Capps

Southampton, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Site not working

Sue Bawden

Birmingham, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

sign in ok but website not loading since Monday 21 Oct 2024

A Murray

London, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

can log on but opening page won't load!!

COLIN SMITH

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Just getting a blank page, however I try to reach the site

Barnet, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

sign in ok but website not loading

Peter William Hancock

Newark on Trent, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Can't login to Find My Past. September 2 2024 16:00

Jeff Porter

West Malling, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

I am receiving a screen stating it is down for maintenance

Jenny Caines

Taunton, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Message tells me Findmypast has been down for maintenance since Saturday24th .

Hinckley, United Kingdom • 1 years ago

Will not load results of searches. Error 503.

Jan

Doncaster, United Kingdom • 2 years ago

Site does not display at all

Katy Jordan

Teignmouth, United Kingdom • 2 years ago

Cannot login, can't access website. Server status says Down.
I'm a subscriber from Devizes, Wiltshire, UK

Hove, United Kingdom • 2 years ago

Site not fully operational

Robert

Hove, United Kingdom • 2 years ago

Some feature are not working

D. Tellier

Felixstowe, United Kingdom • 2 years ago

Internal Edge Error received

Graham Mansbridge

Dublin, Ireland • 2 years ago

I cannot open any FindMyPast webpages. I either get "403 Forbidden" or "Safari can't find the Server"

Most common Findmypast problems reported by users

47

Service

53

General Issues

Findmypast Outage Locations

Location

Reports

Last Reported

Ripon, England, GB

48

8 days ago

Dijon, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, FR

1

11 months ago

Athens, Attica, GR

1

1 years ago

Ebbw Vale, Wales, GB

1

1 years ago

Stockton, California, US

1

1 years ago

Dublin, Leinster, IE

1

1 years ago

Darlington, New South Wales, AU

1

1 years ago

Brisbane, Queensland, AU

2

1 years ago

Dublin, Dublin, IE

1

2 years ago

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findmypast.co.uk website response status history

Date and Time

Response Time

Status Code

Apr 15, 2026 - 14:20

2.03 ms.

200

Apr 14, 2026 - 14:45

2.06 ms.

200

Apr 14, 2026 - 08:07

2.07 ms.

200

Apr 13, 2026 - 12:32

2.09 ms.

200

Apr 13, 2026 - 04:19

2.08 ms.

200

Apr 12, 2026 - 18:31

1.45 ms.

200

Apr 11, 2026 - 19:54

2.08 ms.

200

This table shows the findmypast.co.uk outage requests and response browser checks executed automatically by the sitedown.co.uk service. All data in the table is in the Europe/London time zone. If Findmypast is down or slow for you. You can try using a VPN service(to try from a different location) and also check the Tips below

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Frequently Asked Questions

We have recently sent browser requests to Findmypast.co.uk and it's up and running with status code 200 (UP) and a response time of 2.03 ms. We recommend clearing your cache or restarting/updating your app.

If you are experiencing slow performance while using Findmypast.co.uk, it may be your internet connection. Before you call your internet provider to ask about the slow speed, make sure to clear your cache, update the app, and check for any outages first.

HTTP response status code is a 3-digit code returned by the server indicating the status of the request. The code is typically accompanied by a message that provides additional information about the response such as:

2XX - Successful - Website is up & reachable.
3XX - Redirect - The website is accessible, but the browser is redirected to another page.
4XX - Browser Error - The requested page is not available or doesn’t exist.
5XX - Server Error - There are internal errors on the server.

The status code helps developers and users to understand what’s happening with a certain request. This also serves as a guide to take appropriate actions if needed.

The HTTP response time is the amount of time it takes a website to respond to a request made by your device. It calculates how long it takes for a website to load after you click on a link or type a URL into your browser.

Aside from trying a different device, you can also check your device's software if it’s up to date by checking for available updates in your settings.

If the issue persists after trying all of our tips, you can report the issue to us so we can further investigate. By this, you can also see if other users are experiencing it, too.