Family Tree UK

I’ve finally done it – and carefully photographed the contents of an album that was lent to me last year. To be honest it’s the third time I’ve photographed it, but the results just weren’t as crisp and clear as I’d have liked, so I tried and tried a

To celebrate, the Mary Rose Museum gave free entry to anyone with the name Mary or Rose. This year marks 41 years since the Mary Rose was raised and also celebrates the 40th anniversary of the ship going on display. One person with an extra special c

Cast list in hand, I’m going to put the newspaper reports aside for now and see if I can locate any of our players in the records. Some should be easier to trace than others. Mr Justice Chitty, for example – the judge who presided over my 2x great-au

The records that our ancestors left behind often contain incorrect or conflicting information. Occasionally, if we are lucky, they might contain some additional information beyond what was officially required. However, the records themselves only tel

Most family historians will have come up against ‘brick walls’ or other difficulties in finding out certain facts about some of their ancestors, such as when and where were they born, who their parents were, or when and where did they die. These bric

As family historians we typically follow a research process, gathering genealogical evidence from records held in repositories. What often starts out as a gathering of names and dates soon expands into wanting to know more about what sort of people t

by Anderson Cooper and Katherine Howe This historical biography chronicles the story of America’s Astor family across several centuries, showing how they rose from beginnings in the fur business, purchasing property and dazzling American society, bef

Ships can feature prominently in the history of British families because the British Empire built and owned about half of all ships afloat worldwide in 1900. Commercial ships carrying cargo or passengers are known as merchant ships, and it is common

Some brick walls you smash down and some you don’t. My present project is more a pile of bricks, that I’ve been trying to erect as a viable structure to complete a small but irritating part of our family story. This regular breaking down and building