Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine not only explores the stories behind the popular BBC genealogy TV series, but also helps you uncover your own roots. Each issue is packed with practical advice to help you track down family history archives and get the most out of online resources, alongside features on what life was like in the past and the historic events that affected our ancestors.

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WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?

Findmypast promises ‘timelines will be met’ for release of 1921 census

West Midlands maps site goes live

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NEWS IN BRIEF

CWGC issues apology for commemoration failures in WW1

National Library of Scotland completes OS map digitisation

Charles Dickens museum launches digital resources

Findmypast adds British Army Royal Engineers records

Free website reveals the medical history of Scotland

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Museum of Making sheds new light on the history of Derby

What’s On

THE NAMES IN THE FRAMES • Alan Crosby considers the difficulties of identifying old family photographs

PARISH REGISTERS ONLINE • Jonathan Scott presents our updated guide to the best websites for parish records

TO CANADA WITH LOVE • Tens of thousands of British women married Canadian servicemen during the Second World War, and emigrated to live with their new husbands. John D Reid tells their stories

FROM THE WAAF TO OTTAWA • Joan Lockwood built a new life for herself across the Atlantic after marrying Canadian officer Ray Burns

RESEARCHING CANADIAN WAR BRIDES • How to track down a relation who married a Canadian serviceman

RESOURCES • Take your research further

‘ I’VE TRACED MY FAMILY BACK TO THE DOMESDAY BOOK’ • Uncovering the rich history of his mixed heritage back to the 11th century, Kyle Ring has drawn inspiration from his ancestors’ lives, he tells Claire Vaughan

RESOURCES • These three resources helped Kyle to investigate his roots

THE BIG PICTURE • Celebrating our ancestors caught on camera

Q & A • Our team of experts offers tips and inspiration

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Research and share your street’s history

MY FAMILY ALBUM • Send us your favourite images for a chance to win photographic software worth $49.99. This issue Linda Ellison from Leeds introduces some of her relations, including her great aunt Mary who was an excellent pianist

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OUT OF THE WOODS • Jon Bauckham reveals how one project is researching the rural and domestic industries of the central Chilterns

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FISHING AND WHALING • Jonathan Scott trawls the depths for resources relating to fisherfolk and whalers

EXPERT’S CHOICE • Dr Martin Wilcox is the author of Fishing and Fishermen: A Guide for Family Historians (Pen & Sword, 2009)

GO FURTHER • It’s worth fishing for clues at these eight websites

VISIT US

Newport pew rentals, 1557–1797 • Richard Smout, Heritage Service manager at Isle of Wight Council, shares a series of volumes that shed light on more than 200 years of church life INTERVIEW BY JON BAUCKHAM

CHELSEA PENSIONERS’ RECORDS • The Royal Hospital Chelsea collection provides family historians with fascinating details about ordinary soldiers’ service before the First World War, says Michelle Higgs

STATEMENT OF SERVICE, 1830 • This record from The National Archives’ series WO97 ‘Royal Hospital Chelsea: Soldiers’ Service Documents’ has been digitised, and is available on both Findmypast...