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The Parable of the Good Samaritan by Balthasar van Cortbemde (1612-1633), (Image courtesy of Wikipedia) Whilst searching through the British Newspaper Archive recently, I came across a tragic story…

HMS Vanguard (1909) with Sister Ship of St Vincent ClassWatercolour “Dirty Weather by A.C.B. Cull 1912 In a corner of the churchyard of St Helen’s, Cliffe, Kent, at the base of a stone cross,…

Just like a magic trick, our ancestors sometimes have the habit of disappearing into thin air. In this article, I am sharing how I discovered what happened to my third great grandparents, James Rudman, a labourer, and his wife Hannah, née Shepperd. They initially had me flummoxed when I couldn't find any trace of them after the 1851 census. In order to work out what happened to them, I needed to examine all available evidence, challenge a previously held belief and accept that some information was false.

When Blaise Metreweli was announced as the next head of MI6 it was immediately apparent she had long been groomed for the top.

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Elton John – Rocket Man by Chris Roberts (biography released October 2019) A few years ago I went to the cinema with a friend to see Rocketman, a biopic film about the life of Elton John. It …

Just like a magic trick, our ancestors sometimes have the habit of disappearing into thin air. In this article, I am sharing how I discovered what happened to my third great grandparents, James Rudman, a labourer, and his wife Hannah, née Shepperd. They initially had me flummoxed when I couldn't find any trace of them after the 1851 census. In order to work out what happened to them, I needed to examine all available evidence, challenge a previously held belief and accept that some information was false.

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Tracing the parentage of a person born illegitimately is one of the biggest challenges for a family historian.  The name of the father is often a mystery, both then and now.  A child may …

Did you know that New Year’s Day wasn’t always celebrated on 1 January in England?…

When tracing our ancestors back through the years, all can be going well until we hit the 1700s. Suddenly, sources seem to dry up and it’s easy to lose heart. Maybe you have found your ancest…