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

Letters

Who Do You Think You Are?

What's On

Archives awarded digitisation Grants • Rosemary Collins reports on data releases and genealogy news

Ulster settlers database goes online

NEWS IN BRIEF

Connecticut genealogy website launched

CAN YOU HELP?

Ancestry adds Australian petty-session records

Professor identifies first witness to the Great Fire of London

The Y chromosome

WikiTree apologises a ter privacy breach

HIDDEN IN AMPSHIRE • Alan Crosby pays his respects beside five unusual graves from the Napoleonic Wars

TRACING YOUR FEMALE LINES • WDYTYA? researcher Laura Berry shares the priceless records that uncover the hidden lives of the women in our trees

TRAGIC LOSS • Danny Dyer's episode reminded us how hard birth could be for unmarried women in the 19th century

ADVANCES TOWARDS EQUALITY • Some of the major events affecting the lives of our female forebears

5 TIPS FOR TRACING A FEMALE ANCESTOR'S MAIDEN NAME

MARRIAGE WOES • On WDYTYA? Frances de la Tour found that even the wealthy women in her family tree fell prey to bad marital matches

Documenting Parish Life • Chloe O'Shea explains why Online Parish Clerks projects are vital for English genealogy

THE SECRETS OF SUCCESS • The coordinator of the Wiltshire OPC Project explains why her group is thriving

‘OUR FAMILY SECRET LAY IN THE CARIBBEAN’ • Christine Wilkie's research into her mother's ancestry has crossed continents and uncovered intriguing stories of murder, missionaries and depravity, says Gail Dixon

RESOURCES • Christine used these websites to research her relations’ lives

GUILDS & FREEMEN • Else Churchill explains how to research craftsmen and tradesmen in guilds and livery companies

PAUL STORR 1770-1844 • This celebrated silversmith gained the freedom of London via the Vintner's Company

ADMISSION REGISTER, 1731/1732 • This document is held by the Explore York Archives Service and available in the collection ‘City of York Apprentices and Freemen 1272-1930’ on Findmypast (findmypast.co.uk)

EXPERT PICKS • Else recommends the online resources available on these three websites

RESOURCES • Take your research further

17TH CENTURY ANCESTORS • Many name-rich sources from the 17th century have been digitised, says Jonathan Scott

EXPERT'S CHOICE

GO FURTHER • More online resources you can't afford to miss

BRITISH ARMY OFFICERS PRE-1920 • Phil Tomaselli explains how to use online Army Lists to research the officers in your family tree

HART'S ARMY LIST, 1888 • This record is held by The National Archives at Kew. It has also been digitised and is available on Findmypast (findmypast.co.uk)

RESOURCES • Take your research further

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

Who is the family in this photograph?

Who were my mother's biological parents?

Which regiment was my forebear in?

LOCAL INDUSTRY • Celebrating our ancestors’ work in key trades

Make the most of old family photographs • Nick Peers explores MyHeritage's impressive range of photo-management and editing tools

RISE OF THE NEW WOMEN • Jad Adams explores the...