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Free access to 1921 Census for England and Wales to be offered at regional hubs

Rachel Bellerby reports on the latest genealogy news. Got a story to share? Email editorial@family-tree.co.uk

Remotely delivered archive services - survey results revealed

Satisfaction remains high with remotely delivered archive services, a survey from the Archives and Records Association commissions has revealed

Expert help to use the 1921 Census at Manchester Central Library

As the result of an arrangement between The

4.6M new Kent records added to FindMyPast

The release includes a brand-new collection spanning 337 years and dating back to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I

377 million historical records for France, Germany and Sweden added to MyHeritage

MyHeritage has just announced the addition of millions of historical records to its database, covering three countries and several centuries

1.2M Berkshire parish registers added to FamilySearch

FamilySearch has added more than 1.2 million Berkshire parish registers, covering the years 1515-1993 to its freeto-use database

Fascinating family history stories of 2021

Despite Covid, the genealogy world has continued apace with family history organisations and projects coming to fruition throughout, new releases and fascinating stories that have captured our imagination

National Trust begins reseach project with Time Team in the hope of shedding new light on Sutton Hoo

The discovery of an Anglo-Saxon ship burial at Sutton Hoo in 1939 stunned the archaeology world and archaeological digs solved further mysteries. Now, with the help of Time Team, new archaeology investigations will use the latest advancements in technology

Registration now open for RootsTech 2022

Registration is now open for RootsTech 2022 - the world’s largest family history event - to be held online from 3 to 5 March

TheGenealogist release over 60,200 records for Edmonton, Enfield and Southgate

The latest release from TheGenealogist sees 60,290 new owner and occupier records added to their unique Lloyd George Domesday Survey record set

Explore New Year’s Honours 2021 at The Gazette

At the time of going to press, we were eagerly awaiting the announcement of this year’s New Year’s Honours List

1921 CENSUS: FACT-FILE

GETTING TO GRIPS WITH A BRAND NEW RESOURCE

DEAR PAUL

Paul Chiddicks begins a new year on his genealogy gems column with ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’, as he explores weird and wonderful records sent in by family historians around the UK and further afield

Books & co

Family history books with Helen Tovey & Rachel Bellerby

DIARY DATES

DISCOVER LEARNING EXPERIENCES TO ENJOY FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, PLUS ON-SITE AND HYBRID EVENTS

WRITING THE STORIES OF our ancestors

Sarah Lewis takes us through the complete process of writing up the story of your ancestors – from the germ of an idea, through to publication in the medium of your choice

SCOTTISH LAND RECORDS

Chris Paton takes us on a tour through the wealth of Scottish land records, demonstrating how through maps, surveys – and even the world’s longest running property transaction records – we can understand more about the places where our Scottish forebears lived

DOCUMENTING YOUR LIFE – CREATING YOUR LEGACY

Genealogist Chris Broom takes a look at why now is the time to start keeping a log of what your life is like. Because we can’t complain that we know nothing of our ancestor’s lives if we’re not documenting our own…

TWIGLETS

CATHERINE’S TALE

INVESTIGATING OUR ANCESTORS' NAMES

The Family Tree Academy is here to help you grow your genealogy skills. The aim is to help teach more about the search skills and source know-how needed to step up your family history research. In this issue, Family Tree Academy tutor David Annal discusses our ancestors' first, middle and surnames, and suggests ideas as to how we can better glean the clues from them

Genealogy –A Rumsfeldian approach

What has Donald Rumsfeld got to do with family history you may ask? An engineer by profession, family historian Alfred Gracey adopts a methodical model for navigating his research into his ancestors’ lives – and it’s a model that was inspired by the former US Secretary of Defence

HOW TO ACCESS FREE RECORDS ON THE SCOTLANDSPEOPLE DATABASE

Professional genealogist Alison Spring shares her top tips on mining the extensive ScotlandsPeople online database for its free-to-use nuggets of information covering centuries of Scottish history

YOUR DNA WORKSHOP

Making DNA work FOR YOU

#RECLAIMJANE

Her imagination captured by the meagre clues that an ancestor of hers, Jane, had found herself as a domestic servant, in a large house, age just 16, and pregnant, genealogist Natalie Pithers (Genealogy Stories) set out to understand her life and tell her story

YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED

With our experts Jayne Shrimpton, Simon Fowler, David Frost & Graham Caldwell

Your letters

A triumph of a lockdown transcription project & more..

Fabulous Februarys

As she calculates the longevity of her ancestors’ marriages, our regular columnist Diane Lindsay looks ahead to a special marriage-related landmark of her own…