Reviews
The latest and genealogy, plus apps, books on history podcasts and websites
DIRECTORY
www.ihgs.ac.uk
Focus on: Postal Workers
Susannah Coster from The Postal Museum reveals how to research an ancestor who worked for the Post Office
Use LostCousins to find unknown relatives
TECH TIPS Use LostCousins to find unknown relatives Nick Peers discovers how to cross-reference your ancestors with others to uncover new kin LostCousins (lostcousins.com) dates back to the early days of the web. Founded in 2003, it pioneered the idea of using a website to connect people with shared ancestry to each other. Its concept […]
Local Industry
Celebrating our ancestors’ work in key trades
Best websites: Houses and streets
There’s nothing like a picture of the place where an ancestor lived to put us in touch with our past
THE WESTERN FRONT ASSOCIATION
www.westernfrontassociation.com
Where was Alfred Bates before 1901?
Q I am searching for my great grandfather, Alfred Bates, prior to 1901. According to the 1921 census, he was born in August 1880 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, but I have been unable to find him on census or birth records prior to 1901 when he appears aged 20. I believe his father was Fred Bates […]
Military Picture Analysis
Which branch did J Hellier serve in?
Was the murderer Joseph Heald one of my wife’s ancestors?
Arwell Davies has hit a brick wall while researching his wife’s family tree