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We want to help you discover more about your family’s past. To that end, we’re increasing the hours our expert advisers are available to take your calls. From the 1st May, our helpline will be open 7 days a week. We’ve also recently extended the hours we’re available during the week so now, we’ll now… Read more
The origins of wedding traditions
With the inescapable theme of weddings continuing this week, I thought I would do some research into common wedding traditions and where they originate from. Most are familiar with the old rhyme of “Something old, something new, something borrowed and something blue” but few are aware of the end line “a silver sixpence in her… Read more
Another Easter treat…
To further celebrate the forthcoming nuptials of Kate and Wills – and to offer all of you an Easter treat – we’re making ALL our Canadian marriage records FREE from 22nd to 30th April. From today until 30th April you can access not only all the England and Wales Marriage Indexes but also ALL Canadian… Read more
Marriage Indexes free to search, 21-30 April 2011
You may be aware that there’s a wedding taking place next week on the 29th April. It seems like the whole world is looking forward to Kate and William’s happy day. At the same time, we’re giving you the chance to look back – at equally memorable occasions in your own family’s past. For nine days, from the… Read more
Liverpool baptism, marriage and burial registers
Today we launched online the Liverpool Catholic Registers, 1750-1900 and the Liverpool Church of England Parish Registers, 1659-1974; both of which are vital resources for anyone researching their Merseyside roots before Civil Registration in 1837. Parish records are fantastic surrogate for BMD records, so these will be of monumental importance for anyone with Liverpudlian ancestors.… Read more
Updated…Ask the Experts
In this month’s issue of Updated one of our resident Ask the Experts Chris Paton answers some puzzling questions. Chris Paton is an expert in English, Scottish and Irish family and runs the Scotland’s Greatest Story research service. This month he solves a puzzling census mystery and explains how a missing maiden name can be… Read more
World War I sacrifices at sea
When I think about World War I, I picture trench warfare on the Western Front. I don’t think I’m alone in that – memories of the conflict tend to focus on the sacrifices of the Army in France and Belgium. The actions of our Navy – equally courageous and vital to the War effort –… Read more
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