Halloween exclusive - spirits stalk UK homes

With Halloween just around the corner, findmypast.com has commissioned some spooky research to find out just how haunted Britain’s homes are. The results reveal that a staggering one in five Brits has felt some kind of ghostly or otherworldly presence in their home.

Spooky Scotland

Scotland seems to be Britain’s ghost capital – 23 per cent of those we spoke to admitted they’d felt a spooky presence in their home. London, it seems, is the safest place to spend Halloween, as just 17 per cent confessed to feeling a paranormal presence.

Discover who’s haunting your house

With ghosts apparently widespread in UK homes, more and more people are turning to the internet for an explanation. It’s estimated that two in five homes in England date back over 90 years. If your house was built before 1911, you can find out who lived there and perhaps uncover a skeleton or two with our 1841-1911 census collection.

If you’re staying in this weekend, why not get into the Halloween spirit and find out who could be haunting your home?

Find the root of your ghostly presence in the only complete online census collection (1841-1911).