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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 1h

Do you have a criminal ancestor in your family tree? Did you know that you can search for them online in historic copies of the Police Gazette - a national publication listing wanted criminals: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 3h

Have you had your DNA tested? Do you want to but don't know where to begin? Don't miss our pick of the best websites for understanding your genetic genealogy 🧬 www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 4h

What's the most Cornish surname in your family tree? Discover the history of #Cornwall's naming traditions, and the surnames that could reveal Cornish ancestry, with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Ordinary Folk - family history @ordinaryfolk1848.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Thank you for publishing my letter (the fourth you've published in 18 months!).

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Have you ever seen an old photograph of your house? See what you can find with these websites 🏡 www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

#OnThisDay in 1920, women students became eligible for full admission at #Oxford university. Discover more milestones in the history of women's fight for higher education with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

From Cyanide to Lucifer, we take a look at the reasons why baby names in the UK have been rejected by registrars: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Our latest issue is available now, in shops and online! This month, don't miss the truth about abuse in workhouses, the history of Remembrance Day traditions, a true story of a slave-trading ancestor, and much more: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

All About That Place, @sogorg.bsky.social's ten-day free online festival of family and local history talks, is starting tomorrow - don't miss out! #AATP2026 www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/all-abo...

A black and white photograph of a timber-framed building on a high street.

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astrofiley.bsky.social @astrofiley.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

My grandmother was named Trilby, after the eponymous heroine of George du Maurier's 1894 novel. She also had the middle name of Hulley.

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Happy birthday Diane Morgan! The Philomena Cunk actor investigated her family history in her own unique style when she appeared on #WhoDoYouThinkYouAre in in 2025 #wdytya www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Just made a splendid discovery in the newspaper collection on @findmypast.bsky.social - this cartoon in the Daily Mirror predicting 'When We All Have Pocket Telephones'. But who can guess the year it was published in?

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National Library of Ireland @nlireland.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

📚 Happy World Teachers’ Day! To mark the occasion, we’re sharing this photograph of a group of schoolchildren with their teacher, dating from around 1906–1914. The photograph is part of the Congested Districts Board Photograph Collection: catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls0001866…

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Sarah Elizabeth Cox @oispooky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Prosper Botibol 🫡

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Dr Nuits de Young @nuitsdeyoung.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My gt-gt-grandfather Caiaphas Nichols had siblings called Antiochus and Drusilla. Unfortunately, Antiochus died of TB at 22 as a private in Grenadier Guards, so his sister Drusilla named one of her sons after him. Still more unfortunately, her married name was Grimshaw…

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Mabel Slattery @slatteroo.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Not in my family but best name I’ve found in a record: Patience Cocking.

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JudgeyJohn @jkmfamilyhistory.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My 8th great grandfather, Marmaduke Horseman.

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Philip Taylor @philipjtaylor.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

My Great Grand Uncle Mazeppa Taylor born Ashton under Lyne 1857 died Aughton, Lancashire 1936. He had an elder brother Cornelius who died as a baby. Represented a break from centuries of biblical names. He and my Great Grandfather Albert married sisters Jane and Hannah Hadfield respectively.

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Jan Murphy @packrat74.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Not a #circus performer, but an usher and (possibly) an advance man? (I'm assuming that's what "turning out for the parade" means.) #OnePlaceStudies #FamilyHistory www.newspapers.com/article/nort...

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ENJOYS CIRCUS LIFE

Clipping found in North Adams Transcript published in North Adams, Massachusetts on 8/29/1903. ENJOYS CIRCUS LIFE: In Spite of Railroad Wreck Archie Hindley is Satisfied

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Do you have a case of disputed paternity in your family history? Discover more about the history of 'paternity fraud': www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Was someone in your family a 'NAAFI girl' during the Second World War? Find out more about the women who "served until their feet bled" running canteens for servicemen: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Has researching your family history helped your mental health? We look at whether trauma can be inherited: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Do you have a circus performer in your family tree? Circus historian Steve Ward traces the history of the Big Top back to the 18th century 🎪 www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Have you ever found an ancestor's obituary? These newspaper tributes are a great record for tracing their lives - discover more with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

What's the weirdest name in your family tree? From Aguilla Wood's baptism in 1711 to Janadab Holden in the 1891 census, we pick some of the strangest names in family history records: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What do you think is the most Scottish boy's name? We've picked some of the best - do you have any of them in your family tree? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

What's your favourite free genealogy website? We pick the best websites for accessing family history records without spending money: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So sad to hear that Dame Esther Rantzen has died. Among her many other achievements, in 2008 she appeared on Who Do You Think You Are?, where she discovered a "maverick" ancestor and her family's origins in Poland. www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Liz @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Seems to be a day for posting about workhouses! #OnePlaceWednesday

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

In the Victorian age, many of our ancestors ended up in the workhouse because of poverty. Find out how to trace workhouse records with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Did you know that the term 'Chelsea Pensioner' historically refers to anyone receiving a military pension? Find out how to trace Chelsea Pensioners in your family tree with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Are you adopted, or trying to trace an adopted child in your family history? Here's how you can find adoption records: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Discover the glamorous and decadent world of the 18th-century pleasure gardens: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#OnThisDay in 1939, the British government carried out the 1939 Register to record the country's civilian population at the start of the Second World War. Find out how you can find your family in the records with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Patricia @tiairish.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

McMorrough, probably Wexford Carlow .

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Fred Dews @freddews.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

McBride. They were Scots-Irish late of Ulster and migrated to Virginia in the mid-18th C. And, Malone, but I don’t know much about that ancestor.

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

First founded in 1665, The London Gazette is Britain's paper of record. Discover how you can search it for free to find out if your ancestors appeared in it: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

"Some experienced terrible cruelty, others simply neglect, and the lucky ones found a happy home." Do you have a British Home Child in your family tree? On #BritishHomeChildDay, we remember the 100,000 British children sent to Canada: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

What's the most #Norfolk surname in your family tree? Discover if you have a connection to Norfolk with our guide to the county's surnames: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

🇮🇪 What's the most Irish surname in your family tree? Discover the history of Ireland's naming traditions with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Was one of your ancestors in the Salvation Army? Discover the Salvation Army's beginnings in London's impoverished East End with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Have you found your ancestors' marriage certificates? Here's everything you need to know about ordering marriage certificates for England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland 👰 www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

🏡 Do you know who used to live in your house? Here's how you can search the census by address to find out! www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Happy birthday Ricky Tomlinson! The Royle Family star discovered his thoroughly Liverpudlian family history when he appeared on #WhoDoYouThinkYouAre #wdytya www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Do you have an ancestor who fought in the Napoleonic Wars? Discover how to research the wars with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine @wdytyamagazine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🇮🇪 Tracing Irish ancestors can be tricky because so many records were destroyed in the Civil War. Discover more about the surviving census records, and the substitute records that can help you get further back, with our guide: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

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