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

SARAH'S TOP TIP • You can use online maps to get closer to the lives of your ancestors

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Who Do You Think You Are?

What's On • Email wdytyaeditorial@ourmedia.co.uk to feature your event here for free

News • Rosemary Collins and Becky George report on data releases and genealogy news

NEWS IN BRIEF

CAN YOU HELP?

Suffolk Archives' branches to close

BORROWERS AND LENDERS • Alan Crosby reveals what our ancestors' wills tell us about how they lent and borrowed money

THE BEST FREE WEBSITES TO FIND YOUR FAMILY • Jonathan Scott reveals the free websites you can't afford to miss

LITTLE GEMS REGIONAL • Check out these five websites that showcase the free resources available for particular regions

MILITARY • If your ancestor fought in the armed forces, these sites might help you research their service

SPECIALIST • From psychiatric patients to seafarers, railway workers, miners and British Indians

48hrs IN DUBLIN • Nicola Morris, the Dublin-based Irish specialist on Who Do You Think You Are?, shares the secrets of getting the most out of a two-day research trip to the city

DAY ONE • Prioritise the vast range of resources held by the NAI, NLI and the Valuation Office on your first day in the city

DAY TWO • The Registry of Deeds, the RCBL, Dublin Castle and a brilliant museum are possibilities for your second day

‘I'VE DISCOVERED OUR HAITIAN ROOTS’ • Philippa Larard found genealogy the perfect antidote to stress while nursing during the Covid-19 pandemic. She has uncovered links to ancestors in the Caribbean, Prussia and Spain, says Gail Dixon

RESOURCES • These websites helped Philippa uncover her maternal line

PRIVATEERS • Dr Simon Wills explains how to find out if your forebear ruled the seas as a privateer capturing enemy ships for the Crown

SIR CHRISTOPHER MYNGS C1625-1666 • There was a thin line between a pirate and a privateer

LETTER OF MARQUE, 1756 • This letter of marque against France for Commander William Death of the Terrible is held by The National Archives as HCA 26/6/37 (tinyurl.com/tna-disc-cwd) but not available digitally online

EXPERT PICKS • The best websites for researching a privateer in your family tree

RESOURCES • Take your research further

SPORTING ANCESTORS • Jonathan Scott rounds up sites for researching different sports and their individual players

EXPERT'S CHOICE

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

SCOTTISH CIVIL MARRIAGES • Chris Paton explains the evolution of civil records of regular and irregular marriages in Scotland

MARRIAGE REGISTER, 1918 • This register of marriages in Blythswood, Glagow, is held by the National Records of Scotland. Entries available digitally on ScotlandsPeople (scotlandspeople.gov.uk)

RESOURCES • Take your research further

How do I research the Derbyshire Militia? • Our team of experts offers tips and inspiration

Is this my great grandmother?

Can you help me find Annie's birth record?

What regiment is this soldier in?

LOCAL INDUSTRY • Celebrating our ancestors’ work in key trades

Unlock the full power of your trees with Pro Tools • Nick Peers...