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

Letters

Who Do You Think You Are?

What's On

BOOK AHEAD

News • Rosemary Collins reports on data releases and genealogy news

NEWS IN BRIEF

MEETING THE PEOPLE OF THE PAST • Alan Crosby reveals how our writers and readers have brought him closer to his ancestors in the past 200 issues

GET MORE FROM YOUR FAMILY HISTORY • Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine editor Sarah Williams shares her favourite tips for smashing your brick walls

Transcription TUESDAY • Rosemary Collins introduces this year’s four projects, and explains how you can help unlock the vital information contained in historical records

'I'VE TRACED OVER 6,000 DESCENDANTS OF A 17TH-CENTURY COUPLE' • Jenny Cross née Hills has spent four decades researching her maternal line, which began in a passionate extramarital affair in rural Buckinghamshire. Her discoveries reveal just how dramatic life could get for an agricultural labourer, says Gail Dixon

TELL YOUR STORY

NURSING RECORDS • Jo Thompson outlines the professionalisation of nursing in Britain, and the varied resources available to research your nursing ancestor

ETHEL GORDON FENWICK 1857-1947 • Family historians have reason to thank this campaigner for nurses’ registration

REGISTER APPLICATION, 1923 • Janet Ellard registered with the General Nursing Council for Scotland in 1923. The record is held by the Royal College of Nursing and available digitally on Ancestry (ancestry.co.uk)

EXPERT PICKS • Jo recommends these three websites for searching for records of your nursing ancestor

RESOURCES • Take your research further

HOUSE HISTORY • Jonathan Scott picks the best online resources to research the history of a home

EXPERT'S CHOICE • Karen Averby is a buildings historian and co-hosts #HouseHistoryHour

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

MARRIAGE, REGISTER, 1852-1853 • This register from Salem Methodist Church in Salford is available in Ancestry’s collection ‘Manchester, England, Non-Conformist Marriages, 1758-1937’ (ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/9095)

NONCONFORMIST MARRIAGE RECORDS • There are a number of avenues to explore if you’re searching for the marriage of your nonconformist ancestor - and many of the records are now available online, says legal historian Rebecca Probert

RESOURCES • Take your research further

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

When was this photograph taken?

What did Edward do in the First World War?

What can you tell me about my relation's service during the Second World War?

WIN! in our huge 200th-issue competition • FAMILY HISTORY GOODIES

Search the 1921 Scottish census • Nick Peers reveals how to find even the most elusive Scottish ancestor in the 1921 census

Food for THOUGHT • Thousands of communal kitchens were set up during the Second World War. Bryce Evans celebrates the bold ideas and hard work that fed hungry Britons on the Home Front

FLORA SOLOMON 1895-1984 • This wealthy immigrant never forgot the plight of the poor

RESOURCES • Take your research further

RESEARCHING KIN WHO FOUGHT IN SALONIKA • You can use these sites to uncover the experiences of relations who served in Salonika during the First World...