Liz Yule
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Genealogist, historian, East Anglian.
Note to self: do not try to search for a 'Branch' family of 'Selling' in newspapers, searches simply do not work with these names!
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Chris Paton
4 days ago
Ancestry adds 1926 Irish Free State census
scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/05/ance...
#genealogy
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Ancestry adds 1926 Irish Free State census
From Scotland, a daily news blog about genealogy, family history and personal heritage.
https://scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/05/ancestry-adds-1926-irish-free-state.html?m=0
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1926 Irish census is now available
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www.ihgs.ac.uk/1926-census-...
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1926 Census of Ireland | IHGS
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/1926-census-of-ireland-2937
8 days ago
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Findmypast
9 days ago
🇮🇪 The 1926 Census of Ireland is now available to delve into for free over at The National Archives of Ireland. Who will you be searching for first? 🔗
https://bit.ly/4vRyQyr
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IHGS - The School of Family History
11 days ago
Join our lunch time Zoom - Interpreting Historical Documents with Caroline Adams Wills & Probate Mon 27 April 12.30 Practical examples will help to familiarise you with the handwriting & terminology & gain valuable experience in understanding the documents
www.ihgs.ac.uk/live-tutoria...
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Live Tutorials and Workshops | IHGS
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/live-tutorials-and-workshops-7
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Unexpected reference to Roger Bannyster in a will from 1564 today....I wonder how fast he could run...
15 days ago
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Unexpected reference to Roger Bannyster in a will from 1564. I wonder how fast he could run?
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Podcast recommendations with a DNA theme from
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this week!
www.ihgs.ac.uk/dna-focused-...
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DNA focused podcasts | IHGS
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/dna-focused-podcasts-2918
16 days ago
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IHGS - The School of Family History
17 days ago
Ann Ballard's series of popular & practical Tutorials continues. Heraldic Sources 4: Blazoning & Papworth & other sources - Thursday 23 April 6:30pm It will demonstrate further heraldic identification & the sources to use. For those with some basic heraldic knowledge
www.ihgs.ac.uk/live-tutoria...
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Live Tutorials and Workshops | IHGS
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/live-tutorials-and-workshops-7
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Still time to book on to tomorrow's 'Writing a Professional Research Report' online
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zoom tutorial
www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-wri...
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Tutorial - Writing a Professional Research Report with Elizabeth Yule
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-writing-a-professional-research-report-with-elizabeth-yule-2830
16 days ago
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Friends of the Centre for English Local History
28 days ago
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Vacancy for a Local History Editor / Volunteer Coordinator – April 2026.
Leicestershire Victoria County History Trust wishes to recruit an Editor/Volunteer Coordinator for a community-based history project funded by Charnwood Forest Geopark and the National Lottery Heri…
https://www.englishlocalhistory.org/wp/2026/04/09/vacancy-for-a-local-history-editor-volunteer-coordinator-april-2026/
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Book now for my 'Writing a Professional Research Report' zoom tutorial on 22nd April!
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www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-wri...
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Tutorial - Writing a Professional Research Report with Elizabeth Yule
This tutorial will be made available as a recording for those who can’t attend the live tutorial.
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-writing-a-professional-research-report-with-elizabeth-yule-2830
29 days ago
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Have you come across the forename Baden in your family? Almost certainly this commemorates the Relief of Mafeking, in May 1900, led by Robert Baden-Powell (of later Scouting fame).
www.ihgs.ac.uk/do-you-have-...
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Do you have a Baden in your tree? | IHGS
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/do-you-have-a-baden-in-your-tree-2914
29 days ago
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Dr Susan Greaney
about 1 month ago
Postdoc Alert! The archaeology department here at Exeter are looking for a Research Fellow for Biocultural HIVE, part of the AHRC RICHeS Infrastructure Portfolio. The role (0.8 FTE for 5 years) involves managing our digital, lab and collections resources:
jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...
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https://jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=171839ediw&LANG=USA
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Street addresses in a banns registers (but not the marriage register)? Yes please!
www.ihgs.ac.uk/the-use-of-b...
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about 1 month ago
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IHGS - The School of Family History
about 1 month ago
Yesterday the BBC revealed their Who Do You Think You Are? spring 2026 line-up. Looking forward to the new series!
bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
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Who Do You Think You Are? spring 2026 line-up revealed
The next instalment of the hit genealogy show sees another eight celebrities delve into their roots to discover their incredible family histories
https://bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2026/who-do-you-think-you-are-spring-line-up
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Large estate in Birchington may be derailed by 400-year-old will
Campaigners say document states the land may still be bound by charitable obligations.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c747kgv9ygeo?at_format=image&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_id=4AEEEDD2-2B79-11F1-9C8D-B71565A0CFCC&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_medium=social&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_campaign_type=owned&at_link_type=web_link&at_link_origin=BBC_Kent&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPNDA5OTYyNjIzMDg1NjA5AAEe_gtm6gzS-qcqNY6xTKDB2eHvph78KNKPH235IJuIW_bV8t6m12NCcqPNYD4_aem_F-Cx0vnw3nkvkQf-qYzUvA
about 1 month ago
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I've never seen 'Refugee' stated on the 1939 Register. A sobering reminder about the historic context in which this register was compiled.
about 1 month ago
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Well I've never seen a carpet left in a will!
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www.ihgs.ac.uk/the-intrigui...
about 1 month ago
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IHGS - The School of Family History
about 2 months ago
Join us this Wednesday 25 March 6.30 for Advanced Pedigree Construction Zoom Tutorial with Ann Ballard This popular & practical tutorial will include guidance on how to compile complex charts from multiple marriages to large extended families
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Live Tutorials and Workshops | IHGS
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/live-tutorials-and-workshops-7
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Transcriber clearly couldn't decide between 1625 and 1626 so went with...no year of course!
about 2 months ago
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Margot Finn
about 2 months ago
Dr Williams's Trust Library Bursaries for Mid-career Researchers of the British Protestant dissenting traditions of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. £3,500 each.
#Skystorians
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The Dr Williams’s Trust Library Bursaries for Mid-Career Researchers
The Dr Williams’s Trust has generously provided funds to support the work of mid-career historians researching the British Protestant dissenting traditions.
https://www.history.ac.uk/fellowships-funding/awards-bursaries-prizes/dr-williamss-trust-library-bursaries-mid-career-researchers
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Double Dating in registers after 1752? Apparently the clerks of this Yorkshire parish continued using it up until 1811!
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www.ihgs.ac.uk/double-datin...
about 2 months ago
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Researching Ancestors in Kent zoom tutorial - tomorrow! Book your place here
www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-res...
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Tutorial - Researching Ancestors in Kent with Elizabeth Yule | IHGS
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-researching-ancestors-in-kent-with-elizabeth-yule-2829
about 2 months ago
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'In Summer & the weather fine a fair congregation, in winter only a small number; a Cold Chapel.' A telling comment from the 1851 religious census from a Chapelry in the Lake District!
www.ihgs.ac.uk/the-1851-rel...
about 2 months ago
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IHGS - The School of Family History
about 2 months ago
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Unmissable zoom session for anyone with ancestors in Kent!
www.ihgs.ac.uk/researching-...
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Researching Ancestors in Kent online tutorial | IHGS
Charitable Educational Trust No: 313304 Companies House No: 01629916
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/researching-ancestors-in-kent-online-tutorial-2898
about 2 months ago
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IHGS - The School of Family History
about 2 months ago
We are excited to announce our new course Starting Your Scottish Ancestry Journey: Foundations for Family History Designed for beginners learn how to navigate key records, understand their historical context & discover practical techniques to trace your ancestors with confidence
www.ihgs.ac.uk/2886
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Starting Your Scottish Ancestry Journey: Foundations for Family History
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/starting-your-scottish-ancestry-journey-foundations-for-family-history-2886
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IHGS - The School of Family History
2 months ago
We are pleased to highlight the forthcoming book by IHGS graduate John Wintrip, LHG. History of Parish Registers in England & Wales: From the Restoration to Civil Registration - Lutterworth Press 26 March 2026. Several chapters are based on his IHGS Licentiate thesis.
www.ihgs.ac.uk/2894
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Big birthday noted on the 1921 census! Taken 19th June so not long to wait for presents :)
2 months ago
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Any sojourners in your tree? Given how mobile paper makers can be it's useful to have their mobility confirmed by the clerk adding this word
www.ihgs.ac.uk/researching-...
2 months ago
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www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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‘I clicked on a button – and everything changed’: how a DNA test turned my life upside-down
When I found out my father had been adopted, I was curious to know more about his side of the family. Nothing could have prepared me for what I would discover …
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/feb/28/how-dna-test-changed-my-life-ivf-family?CMP=fb_gu&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwY2xjawQRemZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA80MDk5NjI2MjMwODU2MDkAAR6gEm0ddqnM4TLJ04huMk9ObztqLLpXrCFb6Bdvvob3kKHtYJfWOZLX3WYJxg_aem_sDJuSTlm0E7asmak0GRZzQ#Echobox=1772287303
2 months ago
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Meet Coachwith Wilkins, baptised in 1769 in Runton, Norfolk. But what are the origins of his name?
www.ihgs.ac.uk/coachwith-tr...
2 months ago
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Snowdrops in the snow today
3 months ago
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And what is the name of your son Mrs Midgley? Give me a break, he's only just born!
3 months ago
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GRO indexing clearly got a bit carried away here - with full mothers names given!
3 months ago
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And what is your name sir? 'Coachwith Wilkins' - definitely name of the year so far!
4 months ago
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A new one for me - 1911 census on a farm in Lincolnshire, turns out as well as the family there was a man who had been 'found to have slept in the barn on the premises'
5 months ago
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'title deeds recovered from a lampshade maker'....unexpected catalogue entry today!
6 months ago
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IHGS - The School of Family History
6 months ago
It has just been announced that there will be an increase in fees for Principal Probate wills from 17 November 2025. The fee for a copy of the will rises from £1.50 to £16 per document. Over a 1000% rise. Any wills you have been thinking of getting copies of now is the time!
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www.family-tree.co.uk/news/probate...
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Probate price shock: What it means for family historians — and how to stay ahead
From 17 November the fee for a copy of a will increases from £1.50 to £16. Read on for practical advice from Fraser & Fraser to help you plan and budget.
https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news/probate-price-shock-what-it-means-for-family-historians-and-how-to-s/
6 months ago
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Biggest age gap marriage I’ve found…43 years.
8 months ago
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Name of the day surely has to go to Tryphena Smitheringale, born in Lincolnshire in the ealry 19th century.
8 months ago
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Counting down the hours! For anyone with Suffolk ancestry (about 60% for me) this is such an exciting week 😀
www.suffolk.gov.uk/council-and-...
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From Parish Pews to Pixels
https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/council-and-democracy/council-news/from-parish-pews-to-pixels?fbclid=IwY2xjawMBO_FleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHiwzNzsAa-SGL5KhkrwkvzRQfKqVbRWf7ta9YrKfZ5oVyMDm0dCHyA1_f014_aem_oGPblOEYoB6kieTZ5uWEfw
9 months ago
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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine
10 months ago
BREAKING: The £440 Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is currently FREE to access online:
www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...
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Hannah Boston
10 months ago
A short-term paid research opportunity on the records of Snodhill Castle, details here:
www.snodhillcastle.org/documentary-...
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Documentary Research Opportunity | SNODHILL CASTLE
Snodhill Castle Preservation Trust now seeks a qualified person to help uncover its history.
https://www.snodhillcastle.org/documentary-research-opportunity/?fbclid=IwY2xjawLjm-BleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHiR6ienvQxUQV2iTlaL0FR1-TviJtnZJof1R6ub35a90xKeXr9kpdFEGg0iD_aem_e8thwesAaan3fkd-g-60ew
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Does anyone know if a minor could register a death in Ireland in the 19th century?
10 months ago
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Stuck with your research? Looking for some professional advice? Drop by with one of our 1-2-1 sessions, in person or online
www.ihgs.ac.uk/1-2-1-family...
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1-2-1 Family History Drop-In Sessions with an Expert Genealogist
https://www.ihgs.ac.uk/1-2-1-family-history-drop-in-sessions-with-an-expert-genealogist-2595
10 months ago
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IHGS - The School of Family History
11 months ago
Student recommended book - "The Sum of Us. A history of the UK in Data" by Georgina Sturge Many thanks to Deborah who says it is "eminently readable & packed with stories about counting the population"
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