Ancestry have added a whole new tranche of Cheshire records, which go far beyond the ones on FindMyPast, they are taken from the orginal parish record books and are in colour,

List and direct links to the collections below. You need to be an Ancestry subscriber to view the records but with a free account you can search the indexes.  Ancestry is available at both our Crewe and Mobberley reserch centres as well as in Cheshire libraries and most libraries across the country

Burials:  https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62259/

Baptisms:  https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62257/

Marriages: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62258/

Non-Conformist Records: https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62786/

Reviews of the Mel C episode of WDYTYA.

The Genealogist 👉https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2024/who-do-you-think-you-are/melanie-chisholm-7564/

WDYTYA Magazine 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tv-series/episodes/mel-c-who-do-you-think-you-are

Image Credit: Wall to Wall/ Stephen Perry via WDYTYA Magazine 

Reviews of the Paddy McGuinness episode of WDYTYA. I enjoyed this one very much

The Genealogist 👉https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2024/who-do-you-think-you-are/paddy-mcguinness-7563/

WDYTYA Magazine 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tv-series/episodes/paddy-mcguinness-who-do-you-think-you-are

Image Credit: Wall to Wall/ Stephen Perry via WDYTYA Magazine 

John Olson, the co-founder of GEDmatch, has passed away at the age of 73.

Read his obituary here - https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/baytown-tx/john-olson-11935050

A couple of reviews of the Vicky McClure episode of WDYTYA, which you may find interesting and useful

WDYTYA Magazine 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tv-series/episodes/vicky-mcclure-who-do-you-think-you-are

The Genealogist 👉https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2024/who-do-you-think-you-are/vicky-mcclure-7560/

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Image Credit: Wall to Wall/ Stephen Perry via WDYTYA Magazine 

The fourth the series of blogs by FHSC member & Crewe Research Centre volunteer Paul Chiddicks which tell the stories of the six brave bomb disposal men that died during WWII in Nantwich 

Read the story of Sapper Michael Lambert here 👉https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2024/08/09/sapper-michael-lambert/

The third in the series of blogs by FHSC member & Crewe Research Centre volunteer Paul Chiddicks which tell the stories of the six brave bomb disposal men that died during WWII in Nantwich 

Read the story of Sapper Albert Edward Fearon here 👉https://chiddicksfamilytree.com/2024/08/02/sapper-albert-edward-sa-fearon/

Series 21 of Who Do You Think You Are? will air on Thursday 15 August on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 9pm.

Link for for full details 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tv-series/who-do-you-think-you-are

I will be publishing a list of the resources used after each programme as a downloadable PDF which will be posted in the Members Documents section of the website