Religious Freedom, Anti-slavery & Workers’ Rights – London Non Conformist Registers Now Online
We’re delighted to announce that Non Conformist Registers, 1694-1921 are now online for the first time ever. These records from the London Metropolitan Archives detail over 224,000 Londoners who refused to conform to the doctrine of the established Anglican Church including Methodists, Presbyterians, Congregationalists, Baptists and Quakers. The records span over 225 years and include… Read more
Did your ancestors visit the Chelsea Flower Show?
My Auntie Flo, who farmed in Wiltshire until the 1940s. With nephews and nieces living in London did she ever visit the Chelsea Flower Show? With the RHS Chelsea Flower Show on this week I thought it would be interesting to find out a little about the history of the show. The Royal Horticultural Society… Read more
Any Ancestry.co.uk members discovered non conformist ancestors? If so – please help us!
If you have discovered that your ancestors were amongst the 200,000 plus non conformists recorded as having lived in Britain between 1694 and 1921, we would urgently love to hear your story, and if you’re willing, share it with a national journalist currently writing a piece on the subject. Our deadline is tomorrow, Tuesday the… Read more
Ancestry Member Trees Up and Running
Hi everyone, I’m happy to let you know that the Ancestry Member Trees are now up and running again. We were making some upgrades in the tree system last night and encountered bugs that took us a few hours to work through. Our only solution was to take down the trees to fix the problem. It… Read more
Unplanned Maintenance on Ancestry Member Trees
We are currently working on unplanned maintenance on the Ancestry Member Trees system. We expect family trees on Ancestry.co.uk and its related international sites to be down for an extended period today. Be assured that the Ancestry Member Trees system will be available again as soon as the maintenance is completed. We apologise for any… Read more
Electric family tree hits Mad Hatters Parade
Ancestry member Vera Bromage recently got in touch with me to request our Ancestry.co.uk logo, which she wanted to feature on her fancy dress costume for the Tour de Presteigne – an event described as ‘ The UK’s largest electric bike exhibition’. Vera was taking part in the Mad Hatters Parade and to celebrate her… Read more
Family Tree Maker for the Mac!
AUTHORED BY TANA L. PEDERSEN (FROM ANCESTRY.COM) It’s finally happening! As an avid Mac user, I’ve always hoped that Family Tree Maker would release a version of the software for the Mac. And it looks like this is my year. Ancestry.co.uk announced that a Mac version is planned for release later this year. It will be built… Read more
New Photo Upload Tool
AUTHORED BY KENNY FREESTONE (FROM ANCESTRY.COM) Today we added to the site a new tool to help you quickly and simply upload multiple family history photos and documents at one time. To try this out in your own family tree, you’ll want to click the “add media” or “add photo” links, just as you would… Read more
Our new TV ad – “Babies”
We have been working hard on a new TV advert, which went on air for the first time on Saturday. It is called “Babies” and features birth records, as for many they mark the beginning of the family history journey. If you haven’t seen it yet then you can see it here – we hope… Read more
New search category pages
AUTHORED BY LAURA DANSBURY (FROM ANCESTRY.COM) With feedback and beta testing from members, we’re working on updates to many areas of Ancestry.co.uk search. Our newest update enhances the category pages. The forms themselves on the category pages haven’t changed and will continue to work in the familiar way. But we’ve made several enhancements in the content surrounding the… Read more
Don’t forget you can search records, build your family tree and discover more about your family history over on the main site.
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