Articles by Kelly Godfrey
Who Do You Think You Are? – Emilia Fox’s journey from the stage to steam engines
A major life event that inpires many to start tracing their family history is having a baby, as was the case for eight-month pregnant English actress Emilia Fox. Knowing she came from a a family of actors, Emilia’s journey starts out on the trail of her paternal grandfather Robin Fox, a successful theatre agent, who… Read more
FREE Immigration and emigration records – around the world in five days!
Did you ancestors help to set up the United States? Or maybe they were among the early pioneers in Australia? Perhaps they came to Britain from exotic faraway lands, or fled persecution in Europe? Some of the most remarkable and emotional stories in your family history come from those who started new lives overseas –… Read more
Postcard Posers – August
Can you guess the location of this month’s postcard poser? I think this one could be guessed in record time! For those who are new to this feature on our blog, every month we share a postcard-style photo taken somewhere in the UK. It could be a particular property, a famous landmark, or just a… Read more
Postcard Posers – July
Can you guess the location of this month’s postcard poser? Hint: there’s a train station on the right side of the image but we’ve removed the name for obvious reasons! For those who are new to this feature on our blog, every month we share a postcard-style photo taken somewhere in the UK. It could… Read more
Uncovering the Georgian Army
Guest blog post from Dr Kevin Linch, University of Leeds “Dear Wife and Child, This comes with my kind love to you hoping that these lines will find you in good health …” So starts a letter from William Birchall, a soldier, to his wife Sarah written in 1798 during the war against Revolutionary France.… Read more
Postcard Posers – June
Can you guess the location of this month’s postcard poser? For those who are new to this feature on our blog, every month we share a postcard-style photo taken somewhere in the UK. It could be a particular property, a famous landmark, or just a view of the town centre. All you have to do… Read more
Postcard Posers – May
Can you guess the location of this month’s postcard poser? It may look easy at first glance but there’s a twist, can you spot what it is? For those who are new to this feature on our blog, every month we share a postcard-style photo taken somewhere in the UK. It could be a particular… Read more
From Archive to Web: Getting a census online
This post was written by PETER GOODWIN, Manager of Preservation Imaging Ancestry.co.uk Putting a collection of historic records online can be a complex process. We make millions of records available online every year. But just how do we do it? The process is to a large extent dictated by the condition and format of any… Read more
FREE census access – 27th March
Get ready! To mark Census Day 2011, we’re letting you access all our UK census record indexes, from England, Wales and Scotland, completely FREE, for 24 hours! 27th March will be a historic day, as we all come together to complete the 2011 National Census. While you’re filling in details of your age, birthplace and… Read more
Putting history on the map – a new partnership with Cassini maps
This weekend all of us at Ancestry have been busily meeting our members and family historians in general at the world’s largest family history fair, ‘Who do You Think You Are? Live’ at London’s Olympia Exhibition Centre. For an online business like ours an opportunity like this to meet our customers face to face is… Read more
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