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Regional Research Guidebook by Andrew Chapman
Every part of the United Kingdom has its own, distinctive history - not just the major battles and key historical events which may have played out there, but also the smaller details of everyday life which impinged upon the actual lives of our ancestors more directly. The team behind the popular family and social history magazine Discover Your Ancestors has put together a region-by-region guide to the United Kingdom which will give you a flavour of each area’s history and a run-down of the many More Info
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Researching and Locating Your Ancestors by Celia Heritage
How should you approach researching your ancestors? In this wide ranging but succinct guidebook, professional writer, lecturer and genealogist Celia Heritage offers expert advice on how to get started using the main online and offline records, and then take research further using a variety of lesser-known resources. In it you will find guidance on subjects including: *Research methodology and how to record what you find *Key Victorian records: birth, marriage and death certificates, and census... More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors' Occupations by Laura Berry
This informative book shows how occupations can help give a more detailed picture of your ancestor's life and how trades affected their well being. As well as taking a look at digital records, it also covers some of the more unusual documents available in archives for ancestors who worked in agriculture, trade and industry, the professional classes and the entertainment sector. Going further, you can also look at living history museums where all the family can get a flavour of life as a Victoria... More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 97 (May 2021)
* Food to die for: When our Victorian ancestors went shopping, adulterated food was everywhere and nothing was as it seemed. Michelle Higgs serves up the details * Celebrating Coventry: As Coventry launches its year-long programme of events to mark its status as the 2021 City of Culture, Nicola Lisle explores its history * A matter of life and death (and marriage): Nick Thorne researches the family of actor David Niven * Tracing a difficult dentist: Under the surface, the life of one dentist highlighted the gender inequality present in Victorian England, as Nell Darby explains * Twas a rare affair: Denise Bates researches a family poem written in 1913 * History in the details: Materials - wool (part 4) More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 98 (June 2021)
* New recruits at sea: Simon Wills explores the lives and duties of merchant navy apprentices, and looks at the records available to researchers * The parish clerk: Stuart A. Raymond investigates the role of a key figure in the life of church and community * The fathers of forensics: Nell Darby introduces some key figures who advanced the role of science in detecting the circumstances and perpetrators of crime * Spitfires, siblings and spies: Nick Thorne delves into the records to see what can be learned about a distinguished pair of brothers * Game and set to play: Jayne Shrimpton serves up a history of tennis fashion * History in the details: Materials - wool (part 5) More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 99 (July 2021)
* The friendless friend? Governesses worked hard as teachers, nursemaids and more, but often found themselves overlooked or trapped between different classes, says Caroline Roope * A solid trade: Brickmaking was a physical demanding and financiall risky trade - here Sadie McMullon explores the industry's impact on one particular community * A century in the life of a Birmingham boozer: The history of a striking inner city pub reveals a surprising continuity in ownership, and censuses show a family whose lives revolved around their home. Nell Darby gets a round in * A view into the past: Nick Thorne uses images to help see our ancestors' times * Policing town and gown: A study of Oxford's police reports books shows a pattern of antisocial behaviour underneath the city's dreaming spires... Nell Darby investigates * History in the details: Materials - wool (part 6) More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 100 (August 2021)
* Stocks and Bond: Nick Thorne addresses the records for where the stockbroker who created 007 once lived * The tormenting verdict of 'not proven': Stephen Wade looks into the Ardlamont mystery and talks to the alleged killer's great-grandson, David Potter * The Irristum Remedy Company: Nell Darby investigates a company run by a married couple, aimed at curing female ills - but they had their own problems * A tale of two cousins: Denise Bates digs into a family mystery and discovers one of her forebears played an important role in fraud investigations * Queen of Hearts: Caroline Roope marks the 200th anniversary of the death of Caroline of Brunswick, wife of George IV * History in the details: Materials - wool (part 7) More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 101 (September 2021)
* Contraband! Smugglers are the stuff of legends - but what was the reality behind the armed gangs and hidden caves of popular imagination? Jayne Shrimpton investigates * Commanders of the slave castles: Nell Darby tells the sorry story of Cape Coast Castle and the men who ran this African fort and others like it * From watchmakers to record-breakers: Nick Thorne delves into a family for whom timing was very important * The Mallet: a slammer with many stories: Stephen Roberts breaks into the history of Shepton Mallet's old prison, which at its peak held nearly 200 high-risk prisoners * The homecoming: Lynsey Ford commemorates Charlie Chaplin's triumphant return to the UK 100 years ago * History in the details: Materials - linen (part 1) More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 102 (October 2021)
* Silent assassins: To mark the 120th anniversary of the Royal Naval Submarine Service, Nicola Lisle immerses herself in its fascinating history * Josh Widdicombe: who does he think he is? As Who Do You Think You Are? returns to British TV screens, Nick Thorne delves into the surprising pedigree of this comedian * The Red Book: Did your ancestor have a sinecure? Stephen Wade looks into some long-forgotten occupations which offered an easy ride * A half century of life at Crumlin Road: In 1846, a new county gaol for County Antrim was opened - but what was it like, and who was sent there in its first decades? By Nell Darby * The petticoat mystery: 150 years after the case of Boulton and Park was heard in 1871, Caroline Roope investigates * History in the details: Materials - linen (part 2) More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 103 (November 2021)
* Lives in miniature: Rachel Bates peeks at the world of Georgian miniatures, which offered personal keepsakes in an era before photography * Life on Fleet Street: This long thoroughfare in the City of London has been a centre of commerce for centuries - but there's more to it than just newspapers... By Nell Darby * A walk through history: The smartphone version of Map Explorer opens up the history all around us. By Nick Thorne * The menace of blackmail: Many people have resorted to blackmail over the years, although it is largely the unsuccessful cases that we know about - but how have blackmailers committed the crime, and why? Nell Darby investigates * Almost a saint? Elizabeth Prout is a relatively unknown Victorian figure who played a key role in educating and helping the poor in Manchester during the mid-19th century. Lorraine Schofield tells her story * History in the details: Materials - linen (part 3) More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 104 (December 2021)
* Passengers at sea: Simon Wills explores what it was like to take a long voyage across the oceans as a passenger, whether for leisure or in search of a new life * Family photographs at Christmas: Photo expert Jayne Shrimpton looks at how advances and trends in photography were reflected in seasonal celebrations * The women of Mumbles Head: In 1883, a storm ravaged the coastline of South Wales, and claimed several lives. If it hadn't been for the actions of two sisters, it could have claimed more... Nell Darby tells their story * Social mobility in the 19th century: Denise Bates investigates how people could cross the divides of class and status in Victorian times * A seafaring surgeon and a rural rioter: Nick Thorne follows Ed Balls' journey through his roots * History in the details: Materials - linen (part 4) More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 105 (January 2022)
* Master of endurance: Marking the centenary of Ernest Shackleton's death this month, Caroline Roope tells the remarkable story of this great explorer * History's reckoning: From clay tablets to computers, Richard Willis explores the history of accounting and accountants * Crime among cops: We rely on our police forces to help us, solving crimes and making us feel safe. But there is a long history of scandal within the police ranks... By Nell Darby * Updating a Shetland ancestry: Keith Gregson examines some of the resources - old and new - useful for researching roots on the Scottish isles * A brewer's road to Damascus: Nick Thorne follows the story of Frederick Nicholas Charrington, the ex-brewer who built a temperance movement hall down the road from the brewery * History in the details: Materials - cotton (part 1) More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 106 (February 2022)
* People's parks: Denise Bates explores the history of public parks and the social purpose they have served * Bigamy at Bristol: When a man committed bigamy, one might expect people to condemn him. So how, in 1859, did one man actually get sympathy for doing so? Nell Darby knows * A ride through time: Nick Thorne demonstrates how combining online resources can help with researching ancestors' occupations * The saddest goodbye: Simon Wills looks at why and how our ancestors attempted suicide and the repercussions for them and their families * Letters to the editor: Paul Matthews offers a sampler of correspondence to periodicals, revealing little windows into the past * History in the details: Materials - cotton (part 2) More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 107 (March 2022)
* Our centenarian ancestors: A perhaps surprising number of our 19th century ancestors reached their 90s or even their centuries - and press interest in their age can really help the family historian, as Nell Darby explains * The marvels of Metro-land: Caroline Roope discovers the London commuter suburbs promoted by the expanding Metropolitan Railway in the early 20th century * A welfare pioneer: Sadie McMullon tells the story of Agnes Marshall Loomes, a pivotal figure for infant welfare * Addressing Sir Alexander: Nick Thorne addresses where Sir Alexander Fleming lived - the man who discovered penicillin by chance in Paddington * History in the details: Materials - cotton (part 3) More Info
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Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 108 (April 2022)
Keep up to date with the genealogy world and learn more about your hobby with the critically acclaimed Discover Your Ancestors online periodical. Whether you are just starting out or have reached a brick wall in your research, this will help and inspire you on your family history journey. Receive guidance from experts, tips on the best sources for records, explore connections around the world and bring your ancestors to life. Issue 108 features: The changing face of death: Simon Wills looks More Info
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