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New research reveals the skeletons hidden in our family trees

Posted by Ancestry Australia and New Zealand on December 16, 2011 in Australia

We released new research this week that reveals that New Zealand trumps Australia in the celebrity stakes, as 16 per cent of Kiwis are able to lay claim to someone famous. However, Aussies should not fear as we are twice as likely as New Zealanders to be related to ‘convict royalty’, with almost one in… Read more

Version 3 of Ancestry.com.au App Out Now

Posted by Ancestry Australia and New Zealand on December 13, 2011 in Ancestry App

Authored by Kendall Hulet from Ancestry.com   Wouldn’t it be great to be able to view and merge Ancestry.com’s “shaky leaf” record hints into your family tree directly on your iPhone, iPad or iPod?  We thought so, too. We are pleased to announce the availability of an enhanced version 3 of our free Ancestry iPhone, iPad and iPod… Read more

1911 Census – millions more searchable records

Posted by Ancestry Australia and New Zealand on December 9, 2011 in Australia, New records

  We have just completed the second part of our 1911 England and Wales Census  transcriptions with records covering London, Lancashire, Yorkshire and 17 other counties now fully searchable. Last month we released searchable records for Wales, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. With this latest addition, we have concentrated on England’s busiest areas to help… Read more