Note to self: do not try to search for a 'Branch' family of 'Selling' in newspapers, searches simply do not work with these names!

Ancestry adds 1926 Irish Free State census scottishgenes.blogspot.com/2026/05/ance... #genealogy #Ireland

1926 Irish census is now available @ihgs.bsky.social www.ihgs.ac.uk/1926-census-...

🇮🇪 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

Join our lunch time Zoom - Interpreting Historical Documents with Caroline Adams Wills & Probate Mon 27 April 12.30 Practical examples will help to familiarise you with the handwriting & terminology & gain valuable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...

Unexpected reference to Roger Bannyster in a will from 1564 today....I wonder how fast he could run...

Unexpected reference to Roger Bannyster in a will from 1564. I wonder how fast he could run?

Podcast recommendations with a DNA theme from @ihgs.bsky.social this week! www.ihgs.ac.uk/dna-focused-...

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...

Still time to book on to tomorrow's 'Writing a Professional Research Report' online @ihgs.bsky.social zoom tutorial www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-wri...

Book now for my 'Writing a Professional Research Report' zoom tutorial on 22nd April! @ihgs.bsky.social www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-wri...

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-... @ihgs.bsky.social

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...

Street addresses in a banns registers (but not the marriage register)? Yes please! www.ihgs.ac.uk/the-use-of-b... @ihgs.bsky.social

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/... @lizyule.bsky.social

I've never seen 'Refugee' stated on the 1939 Register. A sobering reminder about the historic context in which this register was compiled.

Well I've never seen a carpet left in a will! @ihgs.bsky.social www.ihgs.ac.uk/the-intrigui...

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 www.ihgs.ac.uk/7 @lizyule.bsky.social

Transcriber clearly couldn't decide between 1625 and 1626 so went with...no year of course!

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

Double Dating in registers after 1752? Apparently the clerks of this Yorkshire parish continued using it up until 1811! @ihgs.bsky.social www.ihgs.ac.uk/double-datin...

Researching Ancestors in Kent zoom tutorial - tomorrow! Book your place here www.ihgs.ac.uk/tutorial-res...

'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...

Unmissable zoom session for anyone with ancestors in Kent! www.ihgs.ac.uk/researching-...

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

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

Big birthday noted on the 1921 census! Taken 19th June so not long to wait for presents :)

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-...

Meet Coachwith Wilkins, baptised in 1769 in Runton, Norfolk. But what are the origins of his name? www.ihgs.ac.uk/coachwith-tr...

Snowdrops in the snow today

And what is the name of your son Mrs Midgley? Give me a break, he's only just born!

GRO indexing clearly got a bit carried away here - with full mothers names given!

And what is your name sir? 'Coachwith Wilkins' - definitely name of the year so far!

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'

'title deeds recovered from a lampshade maker'....unexpected catalogue entry today!

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!

Biggest age gap marriage I’ve found…43 years.

Name of the day surely has to go to Tryphena Smitheringale, born in Lincolnshire in the ealry 19th century.

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-...

BREAKING: The £440 Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is currently FREE to access online: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

A short-term paid research opportunity on the records of Snodhill Castle, details here: www.snodhillcastle.org/documentary-...

Does anyone know if a minor could register a death in Ireland in the 19th century?

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...

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"