Tag: Genealogy Records and researchThe Actor and the StudentFriday 29 November 2013For today’s blog post I have selected two case papers from the many, sometimes...Records and researchDo you take this man…and his nationality?Wednesday 2 October 2013Before the First World War moving between countries could be a surprisingly casual affair....Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: A Sawbridgeworth lad at the SommeFriday 16 August 2013Tracing my great-grandfather in the Hertfordshire Regiment I’m slightly ashamed to admit in this...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Mules and malariaFriday 12 July 2013One of the pleasures of family history is uncovering the facts behind half-remembered stories,...Records and researchArmed forces birth, marriage and death recordsMonday 10 June 2013If you need a copy of a birth, marriage or death certificate issued in...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Youth MourningThursday 30 May 2013This month’s ‘My Tommy’s War’ blog post features the fascinating story of the grief...Records and researchCensuses comparedMonday 8 April 2013Just over a year ago the 1940 census of the United States was released,...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Ernest ButterworthMonday 18 March 2013Ernest Butterworth was my maternal great-grandfather, born in 1877, the son of John Butterworth...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: Mr Brown’s WarFriday 15 February 2013I was discussing the First World War with a friend and we were talking...Records and researchIn the national interest…The Military Service Act, January 1916Thursday 24 January 2013I am going to start this blog post by asking a few questions. If...Records and researchIt’s not the document, it’s the informationWednesday 23 January 2013Researchers spend a lot of time looking for documents. In fact, they may spend...Records and researchMy Tommy’s War: An underage Welsh brickie on the SommeFriday 18 January 2013My introduction to First World War research didn’t initially come through looking into my... « 1 2 3 4 »