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 • Catholic baptism records can also sometimes reveal marriage details

CONTRIBUTORS

THE MAN WITH THREE NAMES

Who Do You Think You Are

What’s On

PICK OF THE MONTH • THE Genealogy Show returns online

BOOK AHEAD

Find a Will upgrade declared a ‘shambles’ • Rosemary Collins reports on data releases and genealogy news

Ancestry adds National Portrait Gallery collection

CAN YOU HELP?

NEWS IN BRIEF

Readers make Transcription Tuesday 2022 a huge success

JewishGen adds Holocaust records

Findmypast releases manumission registers from Jamaica

Waterloo Medal Roll made searchable online

Plans for the release of the 1950 US census revealed

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NRS awards contract for 1921 census transcription

THE STRENGTH OF THE WILL • Alan Crosby reflects on the information to be gleaned from our ancestors’ wills

Researching 18TH-CENTURY Ancestors • Else Churchill explains the records that will enable you to take your family tree back to the 1700s

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VOTING RECORDS • You can find out more information about your forebear if he was entitled to vote

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PROBATE RECORDS • Wills can be revealing, name-rich resources – if you can decipher the handwriting

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APPRENTICESHIP RECORDS • If your forebear learnt a trade, you might be able to find a written record

RESOURCES • Take your research further

Finding A Home IN The 1921 Census • Deborah Sugg Ryan, historical consultant to A House Through Time, explains what the census can reveal about a forebear’s property

TWITTER’S HOUSE HISTORY HOUR • Deborah explains how social media is helping to bring house history into the 21st century

10 GUINEA STREET AT THE TIME OF THE CENSUS • What was the Bristol property that starred in A House Through Time like in 1921?

HOW TO USE THE 1921 CENSUS TO RESEARCH AN ADDRESS • Deborah shares her tips for making the most of Findmypast’s address search at findmypast.co.uk/1921-census

RESOURCES • Take your research further

How to use MyHeritage DNA • Debbie Kennett takes a look at this popular website in the second article in our series on getting the most out of your DNA results

FAVOURITE FEATURES • Find out more information about the powerful tools available from MyHeritage

RESOURCES • Get advice for MyHeritage

‘MY RELATION JEFFREY SURVIVED A JAPANESE LABOUR CAMP’ • Thomas Price tended a memorial dedicated to Far East prisoners of war at the National Memorial Arboretum for years without knowing his strong personal connection, he tells Claire Vaughan

RESOURCES • These three resources helped Thomas uncover Jeffrey’s story

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

What were our relations wearing in 1921? • This month, to celebrate the release of the 1921 census of England and Wales on Findmypast (findmypast.co.uk), we are featuring an image from our fashion expert’s professional archive, to demonstrate photography and fashion trends...