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.

Welcome

SARAH’S TOP TIP • Get creative when searching for elusive 1921 census entries

CONTRIBUTORS

HELP ME SOLVE A POLISH PUZZLE

Who do you think you are

What’s On

PICK OF THE MONTH • The biggest event in the family history calendar returns online in March – and it’s totally free

BOOK AHEAD • Save money when you buy your ticket to THE Genealogy Show

Findmypast releases 1921 census online • Rosemary Collins reports on data releases and genealogy news

RAF Operations Record Books added to Ancestry

CAN YOU HELP?

NEWS IN BRIEF

Edith Cavell archive goes online

World’s oldest family tree created

Husband and wife transcribe County Cavan records

Durham’s record office closes for relocation

Wiltshire Community History website relaunched

997,819

76 years

1922

1 million

£15m

Searchable database of cartes de visite created

A DAY OUT ON THE TRAIN • Alan Crosby explains what a handbill reveals about the lives of our mid-Victorian relatives

Search LIKE A PRO • Sarah Williams shares her expert advice for finding forebears in key records

5 TIPS TO GET MORE FROM GOOGLE

5 TIPS TO GET MORE FROM NEWSPAPERS

1921 CENSUS SEARCH TIPS

BIRTH, MARRIAGE AND DEATH TIPS

4 FAMILY SEARCH HINTS & TIPS

HOW TO SEARCH TNA’S ONLINE CATALOGUE

5 CENSUS SEARCH TIPS

HOW TO SOLVE YOUR NAME-CHANGE MYSTERY • Changes of identity can be challenging, but there are a wide range of research options if you think that your ancestor adopted a new name, says Paul Blake

ALIENS IN THE WORLD WARS • Many of our forebears changed their name in wartime to escape prejudice

THE PHILLIMORE INDEX • The traditional resource for researching a change of name is less comprehensive than you might think

DOUBLE-BARRELLED SURNAMES • Double surnames became more popular in the Victorian era

RESOURCES • Take your research further

FAMILY PHOTO WINNERS • We’re thrilled to reveal the winners of our first Family Photo Competition. Go online to see all of the shortlisted photographs

‘I’VE INVESTIGATED A MURDER MYSTERY IN MY FAMILY’ • Hazel Garas turned detective when she discovered the suspicious death of a seafaring relation in 1878. The trail led her to The National Archives where she found the crucial clues, says Gail Dixon

RESOURCES • These three websites helped Hazel research her mystery

THE BIG PICTURE • Celebrating our ancestors caught on camera

HAVE YOU HIT A BRICK WALL?

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

PICTURE ANALYSIS

TOP TIP

BIG QUESTION

MILITARY PICTURE ANALYSIS

QUICK TIP • Death records after 1969 become more useful

MY FAMILY ALBUM • Send us your favourite images for a chance to win photographic software worth $49.99. Here Val Thorley from Aberporth, West Wales, shares her pictures including one from 1918 showing a corporal in the Royal Engineers

TELLING WOMEN’S TALES • Rosemary Collins learns how volunteer researchers have uncovered the hidden stories of the women of Renfrewshire

GET INVOLVED

ITALY • These websites can help you research your Italian roots, writes Jonathan Scott

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