As Family Historians you'll no doubt have researched ancestors who served in WW1. You may also come across people in your family tree who...

It is difficult to say exactly how many men, women and children were killed or maimed in British coal mines, but the better documented...

Various schemes were proposed following the outbreak of war with Germany in September,1939 which were aimed at mobilising those men who...

Family History Researchers may come across ancestors who were recorded in Census returns as residing in Industrial Schools. You may...

At the end of February 2021 MyHeritage wowed us all with their new feature to animate photographs - Deep nostalgia. At the click of a...

As family historians we all too frequently come across death certificates showing 'pulmonary tuberculosis' as the cause of death. But...

I'm working on a family history at present where one of my client's ancestors was evacuated as a child during World War 2. This reminded...

Lamberton Toll in the 1890s Although much has been written about the Irregular Border Marriages at Gretna Green, there were also many...

I recently found a postcard showing a photo of a small ship amongst a box of memorabilia I inherited from my Great Grandmother. What was...

At Your Family Historian we believe that researching family history should be about more than gathering names and dates. We aim to give...

For many of us, our family history research will at some point lead to Australia. We may be tracing convicts who were transported, Irish...

Our client was interested in finding out more about her maternal grandmother’s Military Service during WW2. She could recall, as a...

A much overlooked source for local history are songs and drolleries written to commemorate local events or to simply poke fun at...

What is the 1939 Register and why is it so important for Family Historians? Once the threat of war became a real possibility during the...

Many of us are no doubt eagerly awaiting the publication of the 1921 census for an extra bit of information that we can’t get anywhere...

Parish Registers of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials (BMB) were started by Thomas Cromwell in 1538, shortly after the formal split from...

There are many good Family History sites at the moment, the most popular and comprehensive of which in the UK are: Ancestry.co.uk,...