My latest blogpost has just published. It's about working with DNA results, working out where 'Half' relationships start, and why. I wrote this post in response to a few comments about how difficult the concept of 'half cousins' can be. englishancestors.blog/2026/02/19/h...

What will it take for the government to launch an investigation into this?

The latest release of Epstein files results in ‘nothing of importance’ for the DOJ yet includes Mandelson emails that could bring down Starmer. A clever bit of manipulation that speaks volumes about who really pulls the global strings. Was democracy only a sham to keep the masses in their place?

This is the root of the problem. Not money exactly, but Greed, and a system that has developed to allow the prioritising of Greed over all else.

My latest blogpost has just published. It's about digitising old family photos and using them as the basis of mini family histories to share with family. It's currently more a ToDo List item than a success story ... englishancestors.blog/2026/01/24/f...

For the same info, but with clickable email addresses...

Looking for some #genealogy #blogging ideas and inspiration for #2026 then look no further everything you need is right here…… chiddicksfamilytree.com/2022/01/25/w...

Who saw that coming?

My latest blogpost has just published. Wishing you all a Happy New Year, and to those of you who celebrate, I hope you're enjoying a happy Christmas period. englishancestors.blog/2025/12/29/s...

I find it difficult to understand how a font can be 'wasteful'. On the other hand, I appreciate fully that refusing to permit the use of a font that is more easily read by people with dyslexia is very wasteful indeed. Wasteful of human inclusion and talent.

Okaaay... so with 3 hrs 18 mins to spare I've just placed my final pre-price-hike order for Probate docs. Seventeen wills at a total of £25.50, instead of the £272 it would cost to buy them after midnight. A saving of £246.50. Hope I didn't forget any. Buy yours right now if you need them!

Yes, I agree.

Starbucks’ CEO makes 6,666x what the average @sbworkersunited.org barista does. It would take less than one day of sales to finalize a fair contract. Baristas at Starbucks corporate stores nationwide are on strike to fight this corporate greed and get the fair contract they deserve.

We concur! A #OnePlaceStudy can help you to identify the people your ancestors lived alongside, worked with and for, teamed up with for sports or social events, worshipped with, and associated with in other ways, breaking down brick walls along the way.

My latest blog post has just published. It's about preparing to visit houses and places where our ancestors lived. englishancestors.blog/2025/11/14/a...

My takeaway from every new Epstein revelation is that some powerful people victimized many powerless young women, many more knew, some actively enabled it--and we're still being told that MeToo and accountability for sexual violence have gone too far

Let's hope Hell hath no fury like a Broadcasting Corporation scorned. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c2...

This is what a (young, perfectly imperfect, real) Nobel Peace Prize recipient looks like. youtu.be/_tDeOeYdoHU?...

Just published by Sussex Bylines, this is written by a founder member of No One Above, a collective of survivors of organized abuse and trafficking at Fayed-controlled organisations. It describes the barriers that survivors have faced in their battle to bring the abusers to justice.

Deeply wrong, obscene and dangerous for the world.

Whopping rise in cost of digital copy wills for England & Wales. Up from £1.50 to £16 from 17th November. www.family-tree.co.uk/news/probate...

What he said: 💯 🎯

Between 1645 and 1647, more than 100 people in East Anglia were executed for witchcraft – most of them women. Their only crime was being accused. Stuart Burrell tells their story.

My latest article for Sussex Bylines has just published. It's not your usual 'spooky' Hallowe'en tale.... It's far more horrifying than that.

This is a disgrace they need to fire the person at the BBC who is charge of the News, they are clearly biased.

My latest blogpost has just published. It's aimed at Intermediate level family history researchers or people moving on from Beginners to Intermediate, and looks at how we can layer up and cross reference information from burial records. englishancestors.blog/2025/10/24/g...

Any potential 'citizen journalists' out there in Sussex, Hampshire and Isle of Wight area? Take a look at this. Even if you're not in this region, your own Bylines region may also need more writers and others to help with the process.

Fantastic article by my friend at Sussex Bylines, Viv Griffiths. Kier Starmer and his government have started to dare to utter the B word. It's time now to move away from Reform UK's narrative altogether, and to speak the truth about the positive aspects of migration for our country.

Reform UK intends to withdraw our human rights They want us to join Russia and Belarus as the only European states not signed up to the ECHR.

My latest blog post has published. It’s about understanding what you find when visiting a cemetery where your ancestors are buried. englishancestors.blog/2025/09/23/a...

There is no world in which it is normal for the president to publicly call upon his attorney general to hurry up and prosecute his political foes. It’s like the Watergate tapes but posted on social media. Let’s get a grip on what’s happening here.

My latest article for Sussex Bylines has just published. sussexbylines.co.uk/politics/hum...

Appalled by the violent scenes of police being attacked at the Tommy Robinson rally today. Those responsible should face the full force of the law. These far right thugs do not speak for Britain.

"…and Magda Goebbels made a great strudel.”

My latest blogpost has just published. It's about locating burial records for public and municipal cemeteries in England & Wales, and planning for a visit to the cemeteries by locating maps. englishancestors.blog/2025/09/02/a...

Really useful sets of records.

Nothing says “tough on Russia” like giving Putin a red carpet, an air show, and a bro hug.

This seems so unlikely… but several media outlets report that police in the Cotswolds around Vance’s accommodation have been knocking on doors asking for residents’ social media details to pass to Vance’s US security. This is in the UK! What will they do to offenders? www.lbc.co.uk/article/jd-v...

This is part 1 of a series of blogposts about visiting places where our ancestors lived. englishancestors.blog/2025/08/12/a...

Forgot to post last month’s blog post on BlueSky. Here it is. englishancestors.blog/2025/07/22/n...

My latest blog post has just published. It's about using Electoral Registers, Ward Lists, censuses and other name-rich lists as the foundation for my database of the residents of Shackleton's Fold (my One-Place-Study). englishancestors.blog/2025/06/20/m...

My latest blogpost is part 2 of an overview of English/ UK monarchs from Henry VII to George I with emphasis on understanding where the Jacobites fit in, and on the impact of religious matters during this period. englishancestors.blog/2025/05/31/m...

My latest blogpost has just published. It's part 1 of a look at English monarchs (and Scottish from James VI / I) and an overview of the impact of each on the religious situation. Part 1 covers Henry VII (1485-1509) to the Interregnum (1649-1660) englishancestors.blog/2025/04/23/m...

My latest article for Sussex Bylines has just published. It’s about the surprising history behind why the UK tax year starts on 6th April. sussexbylines.co.uk/community/hi...

My latest genealogy blog post just published. It may be of interest to you if you have Scottish Clan ancestry, or if you’d like to know more (at a basic level) about how Y-DNA testing could be helpful in your family history research. englishancestors.blog/2025/03/31/r...

UK AGRA members/associates: I'm giving the Monday Lunchtime Lecture this week. It's about 'The Thoroughly Rotten Unreformed House of Commons' pre 1832, and how an understanding of this can help us in local history, one-place studies and researching the lives of people. Hope to see some of you there.

Your dignity honors the bravery of the Ukrainian people. Be strong, be brave, be fearless. You are never alone, dear President Zelenskyy. We will continue working with you for a just and lasting peace.

My latest blog post has just published. It's about a new resource being compiled by BYU's Family History undergraduates: the Early British and Irish Census Project: a free resource for locating households included on the surviving 1801-1831 UK censuses. englishancestors.blog/2025/02/25/b...