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?

What’s On

PICK OF THE MONTH • The Family History Show returns to London

BOOK AHEAD • Find out more about DNA testing at this online event

Archives win £380,000 to catalogue their collections

Ancestry’s new terms and conditions praised

CAN YOU HELP?

NEWS IN BRIEF

MacKiev releases FTM update despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

MyHeritage mobile app adds Photo Tagger tool

FamilySearch publishes Hautes-Alpes records

Findmypast adds Waterford records

Forces War Records publishes India General Service Medal Roll online

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Balfour family papers bought by the Scottish national archive

MARRIAGE AND MONEY • Alan Crosby recalls a time when love was a minor factor in upper-class engagements

ADD COLOUR TO YOUR RESEARCH • Nick Peers reveals how to colourise old family photos and bring lost relations back to life

COLOURISE

ANCESTRY

MYHERITAGE

THE RUNNERS-UP • These four services are also worth considering

‘I REUNITED OUR FAMILIES A CENTURY AFTER TRAGEDY BROUGHT US TOGETHER’ • Jennie Long spent years investigating a family story about a relation who drowned in the Thames. Her research uncovered a heroic sacrifice and culminated in a remarkable event at a London pub.

RESOURCES • These three sites helped Jennie research George and Edgar

IRISH CENSUS SUBSTITUTES • Nicola Morris reveals the crucial records that can compensate for the destruction of most of the census returns from 19th-century Ireland

JAMES RYANS BORN C1842 • Nicola researched James Ryans when she worked on actor Liz Carr's episode of WDYTYA? in 2020

CENSUS SEARCH FORM, 1920 • This record is held by the National Archives of Ireland (NAI) and available digitally at censussearchforms.nationalarchives.ie

EXPERT PICKS • Nicola recommends these three free websites for tracing your 19th-century Irish relations

RESOURCES • Take your research further

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT • The justice system has left a wealth of evidence for family historians to sift through, as Jonathan Scott explains

EXPERT’S CHOICE • Dr Nell Darby is a crime historian, TV presenter and author (nelldarby.com)

GO FURTHER • Eight more websites you can’t afford to miss

Tell your ancestors’ stories with Bibisco • Nick Peers reveals how free software can help you share your forebears’ lives with the world

LOCAL INDUSTRY • Celebrating our ancestors’ work in key trades

GENEALOGICAL JOURNALS • Stuart A Raymond explains how the forerunners to Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine can help your research

RESOURCES • Take your research further

MY FAMILY ALBUM • Share your favourite images and win £75 to spend on photo restoration. This month’s pictures were sent in by Eleanor A Young of Causewayhead, Stirling, and include a navigator who flew bombing missions during WW2

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

THE BIG PICTURE • Celebrating our ancestors caught on camera

Time for a BREW • Sara Tor settles down with a cuppa and dives into the fascinating history of Britain’s favourite beverage

CATHERINE ‘KATE’ CRANSTON 1849–1934 • How a brilliant entrepreneur revolutionised...