As the largest dominion in the British Empire, Canada entered the war when Britain declared war on Germany and her allies on August 4, 1914. Over the course of the next four years, Canada raised more than 600,000 men and women for service with the Canadian Expeditionary Force (CEF). The CEF was a citizen army. Read More
We’re excited to announce that we have launched a local blog for our customers in Ireland and the UK. The Ancestry UK blog will be bringing you all the same DNA and Ancestry updates that you enjoy on our global blog, while also focusing on specific news relevant to our UK and Irish communities. From personal Read More
This blogpost about Jersey’s Worldwide Links and the Island’s Parish Church Records was written by Linda Romeril. Linda is Archives and Collections Director at Jersey Heritage and is responsible for the care and promotion of access to the Island’s archive and museum collections. Archive collections include records from the Government of Jersey, Public Institutions, the Read More
What was the sentiment among naturalised or second generation Germans living in Britain following the outbreak of World War I? AncestryProGenealogist, Simon Pearce, tells the story of one soldier who enlisted to serve against his homeland. At the outbreak of the World War I in August 1914 there was a rush of enthusiasm across Great Read More
AncestryProGenealogist, Simon Pearce, reflects on the contributions of those who served and returned from the war by telling the story of Nurse Constance Cundell, awarded for gallant and distinguished conduct in her field. 2016 marks the halfway point in the First World War centenary commemorations and is one hundred years on from a lively year Read More
The Names of Witches in Scotland, 1658 collection, digitised from original records held by the Wellcome Library, holds the names of both women and men who were accused of witchcraft during a period of Scottish history in which persecution of supposed witches was rife. The passing of the Scottish Witchcraft Act in 1563 made witchcraft, Read More
Are you ready to learn more about your ancestors who lived in Quebec? Notarial records can provide you with the little details to understand more the life of your ancestor. Whether you’re just getting started or have been exploring those records for some time, our 10 Things to Know can give you the answers you need. Read More
Spanning more than 350 years, Ancestry’s new UK Medical Registers document the careers of some of the most notable names in British medical history, including the man who discovered Penicillin, Britain’s first recognised female doctor and even a pair of suspected serial killers from the world of medicine. The six new collections, digitised from original Read More
George Robinson was a lifelong shoemaker. Or so I thought. Born in Wollaston, a Northamptonshire shoe-making village in 1802, he’d settled in Leicester by the mid 1820s. Invariably he appears in the records as a shoemaker or, in his later years as a shoe warehouseman. His was a working life spent cutting leather, sewing uppers, Read More
Want to research your family history with Ancestry but not quite sure where to start? We explore the best UK records for helping you branch out your family tree. Researching your family tree Seeing some of our favourite celebrities discovering the secrets of their family’s past can be a great incentive for starting your own Read More