Trace Your Ancestry - Family Research

07/01/2026

Historically it seems both my family and my husbands family had many children!! This is the 1911 census for my husbands great grandparents who had 14 children!! As most survived into adulthood they have been easy to find...
Did your ancestors have large families?

05/01/2026

Do you know the difference between a second cousin and a cousin twice removed? Calculate the relationships in your family tree with our handy chart 🌳

05/01/2026

Searching through parish records hoping to find more relating to Thomas Willis to enable me to build a bigger picture of his life and family…

02/01/2026

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01/01/2026

A Calendar from 1926, 100 years ago!!
Do you have any ancestors who were born in this year?

31/12/2025

Wishing all our customers and followers a happy, healthy and peaceful New Year. #2026

26/12/2025

If you share a birthday with Kit Harington, Alexander Wang and Little Mix’s Jade Thirlwall, then you also share the least popular day to be born, 26 December! 🥳

Boxing Day has seen the lowest number of births of any date, from 2013 to 2024 🎂

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24/12/2025

24/12/2025

Enjoy the opportunity to spend time with your family this Christmas. Whether it’s your family that you share your day with or those you visit when researching your ancestors! Merry Christmas from

23/12/2025

From 1837 onwards, it's possible to find your English and Welsh ancestors' birth, marriage and death records on the General Register Office website - here's how to use it:

https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/getting-started/finding-birth-marriage-and-death-records

22/12/2025

Seems my family have already done this!! Seems all the children in my Fry family in the 19th century used the same names for their children who were born about the same time span in the same area!! Did this happen in your family?

20/12/2025

It’s always good to talk! Christmas is a time when families get together, a good time for the junior members of the family to begin their genealogy research by asking some simple questions of their grandparents or senior family members. Family stories & facts need to be written down and preserved alongside named photos for future generations to enjoy.