Actor, singer and dancer Layton Williams. Born in Bury, Layton starred in Billy Elliot the Musical on London's West End and BBC Three's Bad Education from 2012 to 2014 and in 2023, he appeared on the twenty-first season of Strictly Come Dancing.
Reviews below - but SPOILER ALERT - don't read until you've watched the programme
EastEnders actor Ross Kemp discoveres his great grandfather's adventures in the Merchant Navy
Reviews below - but SPOILER ALERT - don't read until you've watched the programme
We will be at the Family History Show at Aintree Racecourse on Saturday [tomorrow, 3rd May] talking all things Cheshire Ancestry.
Drop by and sell hello, we are always happy to meet members from near and far
Browse our bargain book box
Have a go at geting your name on our Leaderboard in our genealogical patience game, 'Branching Out'
Full detail of how to attend 👉 https://thefamilyhistoryshow.com/liverpool/
There is a special discount code on tickets for FHSC members, email me on to find out more
Happy May Day
1st of the month means my usual list of free online events.
As always the link below each event has more information and full registration details, Enjoy and do report back on anything that you attended.
BBC news broadcaster Mishal Husain uncovered a wonderful story with some unexpected connections.
Reviews below - but SPOILER ALERT - don't read until you've watched the programme
Series 22 opened with an interesting and emotional story with Andrew Garfield, best known for roles in Spider-Man, The Social Network, and Angels in America,
Reviews below - but SPOILER ALERT - don't read until you've watched the programme
Starting from the end of May, the current sub-groups of the Computer Club are being opened to the whole FHSC Membership as discussion groups. Additionally, we are launching our new 'Zooming in on Family History' chat session.
These groups are designed to allow members to chat about various topics with other members, building on the success of both the Computer Club and Research Buddies.
'Zooming in on Family History' – is a wide-ranging session whereby members can come along for help with their research, share success stories or just generally meet other members and chat about family history.
Offer from FindMyPast - expires on 22nd April
Link to find out more 👉 https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
Watch the T&Cs
Don’t miss free access to millions of family history records of Brits in the Second World War
Findmypast is offering free access to the 1939 Register for VE Day
Find out more 
https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/free-access-1939-register-findmypast-ve-day
Watch the T&Cs
1st of the month means my usual list of free online events.
As always the link below each event has more information and full registration details, Enjoy and do report back on anything that you attended.
FHAC will be at the ‘Mini Family History Fair’ on Friday 25 April 2025 at Holiday Inn Lime Street Liverpool
The Fair will run from 1:30 pm to 5 pm and is free to attend
Full details in the flyer above
The BBC has announced the celebrities who will discover their family history on Who Do You Think You Are? 2025
Spider-man actor - Andrew Garfield
Pop star and actor - Will Young
Actor, best known for his role in Eastenders - Ross Kemp,
Actor and comedian - Diane Morgan
Journalist and Today programme presenter - Mishal Husain,
Comedian and actor - Aisling Bea
Best-known for serving as the Maître d' on First Dates - Fred Sirieix
Actor, singer and Strictly Come Dancing contestant - Layton Williams
AND for once I know them all without having to Google anyone!
Link for full details 👉https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tv-series/who-do-you-think-you-are-2025
1st of the month means my usual list of free online events.
As always the link below each event has more information and full registration details, Enjoy and do report back on anything that you attended.
This month the topic is Nantwich
Please come along to our virtual helpdesk at 2pm on Saturday 22nd
Do you have ancestors in the town, or are you researching a local family and want some help, perhaps on the other hand you live in the locality and could offer help with photographing gravestones or buildings. This is the chance for members to help each other, I'm sure there are many members out there with knowledge of the area that they could share
Register ro receive the zoom link on Saturday morning 👉 https://www.fhsc.org.uk/events/research-buddies/228-research-buddies-nantwich.html
1st of the month means my usual list of free online events.
As always the link below each event has more information and full registration details, Enjoy and do report back on anything that you attended.
News from Cheshire Archives -
We were delighted to see that our construction contractor, Kier, started work on site in Chester in November and in January started work at Crewe. We held a drop-in session in November for residents at Hoole Community Centre to share information about what’s coming and to answer questions they had.
We are holding a drop-in at Crewe Market on Thursday 20 February, from 11am to 1pm. Some of the team will be there, together with Kier, to talk to people about the new centre in Crewe and its construction.
Currently we are expecting the new centres to be open in the middle of 2026. We will continue to keep you updated through this newsletter.
Our photograph shows the Crewe site as construction begins.