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GRO - Have you tried the new ordering system?

The GRO are trialing a new system of ordering English and Welsh birth & death certificates. These will arrive via email as a PDF within five days (which for those...

GRO - Have you tried the new ordering system?

The GRO are trialing a new system of ordering English and Welsh birth & death certificates. These will arrive via email as a PDF within five days (which for those...

GRO Indexes - Solving mysteries

The mother's maiden name appearing on the GRO England birth indexes prior to 1911 is helping to locate children and solve mysteries. I knew from the 1901 census that Edward...

GRO Indexes - Solving mysteries

The mother's maiden name appearing on the GRO England birth indexes prior to 1911 is helping to locate children and solve mysteries. I knew from the 1901 census that Edward...

GRO Update - Searching the England & Wales Birth and Death Indexes

GRO Update - Searching the England & Wales Birt...

The registration of births, deaths and marriages started in July 1837 in England and Wales. The indexes to these entries have been available for researchers on microfiche and online on...

GRO Update - Searching the England & Wales Birt...

The registration of births, deaths and marriages started in July 1837 in England and Wales. The indexes to these entries have been available for researchers on microfiche and online on...

House History - The Family Historian’s Viewpoint

It's a two way streak, when you research a family, where they live is part of their history; likewise when you research a house the people that live there create part...

House History - The Family Historian’s Viewpoint

It's a two way streak, when you research a family, where they live is part of their history; likewise when you research a house the people that live there create part...

Hidden Histories - Jason Gunn - Day 10

From starting the research as 100% Kiwi, if we look at Jason’s 16 great great grandparents, he is now 7/16 (44%) Scottish, 5/16 (31%) Irish and is 1/16 (6%) English,...

Hidden Histories - Jason Gunn - Day 10

From starting the research as 100% Kiwi, if we look at Jason’s 16 great great grandparents, he is now 7/16 (44%) Scottish, 5/16 (31%) Irish and is 1/16 (6%) English,...

Hidden Histories - Jason Gunn - Day 9

One of Jason's ancestors told us exactly when he was baptised and where in England he was from (in a newspaper article).  But sometimes working out where our ancestors came...

Hidden Histories - Jason Gunn - Day 9

One of Jason's ancestors told us exactly when he was baptised and where in England he was from (in a newspaper article).  But sometimes working out where our ancestors came...