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Fantastic Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine offer 26 Jul 2013 | 01:19 pm
We’ve got an amazing offer to celebrate the new series of Who Do You Think You Are? that you won’t want to miss: When you subscribe to Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, you’ll get your first three ...
Famous family trees: Sean Bean 22 Jul 2013 | 07:12 pm
Welcome to the latest blog in our ‘famous family trees’ series. In this blog series, experienced family historian, Roy Stockdill, investigates the family histories of the famous, both living and dead....
Ask the photo expert – mystery occasion 22 Jul 2013 | 06:12 pm
Our photo dating expert, Jayne Shrimpton, analyses your family photos. Helen Persighetti sent us her photo and asked: ‘The attached photograph is one of several unidentified family photos. The man s...
Ask the photo expert – Toronto studio portrait 22 Jul 2013 | 06:03 pm
Our photo dating expert, Jayne Shrimpton, analyses your family photos. Tim Ryeland sent us his photo and asked: ‘I was wondering if you could advise the timeframe within which this photograph was ta...
Ask the expert – Knock, Nock or Stocks? 22 Jul 2013 | 05:49 pm
Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Shirley Hague: ‘Why can I not find any birth or marriage for my great-grandmother Clara Stocks, born in 1876 or 1877? I...
Ask the expert – inmate ancestor 22 Jul 2013 | 05:28 pm
Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Ann Gibson: ‘How do I find out what Herbert Gibson was in Wakefield prison for? He’s listed in the 1911 census as an in...
Ask the expert – missing birth certificate 22 Jul 2013 | 05:17 pm
Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Rita Young: ‘No matter how much I have tried for the last six years, I cannot find a birth certificate for my grandfath...
Ask the expert – double marriage 22 Jul 2013 | 03:47 pm
Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Janice Curtis: ‘Some months ago I obtained the marriage certificate of the parents of my great-grandmother Emma Gray. J...
June newsletter competition winner 22 Jul 2013 | 01:30 pm
We’re pleased to announce the winner of our June newsletter competition. We asked you: ‘When we finish our project to publish the British Library’s historical newspapers online, how many pages of news...
Charlie Chaplin’s Manchester school days revealed 16 Jul 2013 | 05:55 pm
It’s always fascinating to learn about a celebrity’s early years, so we were intrigued to discover evidence of silent film star Charlie Chaplin’s school days in our Manchester School Registers. Here ...
