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

CONTRIBUTORS

SARAH'S TOP TIP • Remember that our forebears were not always buried near where they died

Letters

Who Do You Think You Are?

What's On

FamilySearch adds our collections of Irish records • Rosemary Collins reports on data releases and genealogy news

Findmpast launches tier with 1921 census access

Records from St Margaret's Church, Westminster, released

CAN YOU HELP?

NEWS IN BRIEF

West Indies Regiment records go online

Ancestry signs partnership with Imperial War Museums

Ledger of police mugshots sells for £10,500

A CURATE AT CHRISTMAS • Alan Crosby unwraps the seasonal treasure in an 18th-century clergyman's diaries

PREVIEWING THE 1921 SCOTTISH CENSUS • The imminent online release of the 1921 Scottish census will have family historians with roots in Scotland jumping for joy, says Myko Clelland

JAMES CRAUFORD DUNLOP 1865-1944 • Meet the medical man who managed the 1921 Scottish census

LOST AND FOUND • Heirloom hunter Jo Thompson explains how genealogists like her reunite lost items with descendants of the families who loved them

HOW TO TRACE LIVING DESCENDANTS • Jo shares some simple tips that can help you become an heirloom hunter

A SUCCESSFUL SEARCH • Jo reveals how she returned a family album - and the surprising results

RESOURCES • Take your research further

‘JAMES WAS SENTENCED TO DEATH FOR MURDER' • Bobbie Adams has discovered a relation with connections to the notorious Peaky Blinders who terrorised the streets of Birmingham. He was also involved in a robbery that had fatal consequences, says Gail Dixon

RESOURCES • These websites helped Bobbie uncover the story of James’ life

BURIAL RECORDS PICTURE ANALYSIS • Judith Batchelor explains how to track down the burial records of ancestors in England and Wales

SIR HENRY THOMPSON 1820-1904 • Meet the man mainly responsible for introducing cremation in the UK

REGISTER, 1857 • This register of private graves in the City of London and Tower Hamlets Cemetery in Southern Grove, Mile End, is held by the London Metropolitan Archives. The record has been digitised and is available on Ancestry (ancestry.co.uk)

EXPERT PICKS • Judith recommends these three websites for researching your forebear's grave

RESOURCES • Take your research further

CLERGY, PRIESTS, VICARS AND PREACHERS • If your relative ever led the Christmas congregation, these websites will help you find out more, writes Jonathan Scott

EXPERT'S CHOICE • Stuart A Raymond wrote Tracing Your Church of England Ancestors

GO FURTHER • More essential websites to help your research

WAR DIARY, 1944

WW2 WAR DIARIES • Simon Fowler opens up these essential army records, some of which are now on Ancestry

RESOURCES • Take your research further

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

Is this autographed military collar unusual?

Have I found the right parents?

PICTURE ANALYSIS • Which branch of my family is this mystery gentleman from?

Why was my grandfather invaided out of the Army?

Where was Thomas Wright before 1889?

BIG QUESTION

MILITARY PICTURE ANALYSIS • When was this photograph...