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The 1921 census will be opened at 9 am tomorrow morning, available to search and view. Find your parents, grandparents or even earlier generations among 4.8 million individual records.

For the first time, open up 150,000 searchable scanned images of the original handwritten census books detailing each address, from the very finest hotels to the most cramped tenements and from ships at sea to people living in tents.

Get a glimpse of what life was like for people in 1921: where they lived, who they lived with, their occupations and more. This census also recorded where people worked, if children had been orphaned and who was eligible for benefit under the National Insurance Act of 1911.

Investigate for yourself from tomorrow morning...

Please note that the ScotlandsPeople website will be offline from 06:00 to 09:00 on Wednesday 30 November, ahead of publication. Thank you for your patience.

You will need to register at ScotlandsPeople and purchase credits to download any images

City of London Cemetery and Crematorium Records

By Margaret Roberts

Do you have ancestors that were laid to rest at the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium?

If so then you'll be pleased to learn that the general burial registers shown on their website consist of 495000+ historic records

dated from 24 June 1856 to 19 October 1998 and have been digitally imaged and are being made available for free as part of a pilot scheme.

Link to the search page

https://col-burialregisters.

'𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫'

By Margaret Roberts

Due to technical issues on Tuesday evening, we were unble to listen to Sarah Webb's presentation -

'𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐁𝐨𝐲 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫'

Sarah, who is a Trustee at Tabley House, has very kindly recorded the talk for us and has made it available for 3 weeks at the following link

youtu.be/5TD4qlzfB2Y

Huge thanks to Sarah for this very kind provision.

Synopsis -

This illustrated talk tells the story of the redecoration of the Tabley House dining room in 2008/09. It looks at how the room worked in the Victorian period; what the table was like and how diners got into the room. It tells the story of the visit of Queen Emma of Hawaii in 1865 who stayed at Tabley to visit Liverpool and Manchester. Lastly, it explores the lives of two men who worked in the dining room, John Lipscombe a butler and Obadiah Hewitt a footman and the clever boy next door.

Release date for the 1926 Census of Ireland announced

By Margaret Roberts

The Irish Government has announced that the 1926 Census of Ireland will be released online and free in April 2026.

The project will be carried out by the National Archives of Ireland.

Read more from the Irish Genealogical News here 👉https://www.irishgenealogynews.com/2022/11/release-date-for-1926-census-of-ireland.html

20sStreets local history competition

By Margaret Roberts

Do you know of a fascinating local history story, or fancy having a go at unearthing one?

The National Archives and the British Association for Local History invite you to enter their local history competition

They are looking for local history stories that capture the imagination and show what local history is all about.

Link for full details https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20s-people/20sstreets-local-history-competition

Find your family heroes for free this Remembrance weekend

By Margaret Roberts

FindMyPast are offering all records* free this Remembrance weekend

Offer runs from 10am (London time) Thursday 10th until 10am on Monday 14^th November

*The 1921 census is NOT included in this offer

Applying for a Deceased Military Person's Record

By Margaret Roberts

Some exciting news from the MoD.

Earlier this year the MoD visited us at the Crewe Research Centre and we helped them beta test an online system for ordering deceased soldiers records, in the same way as you can order RN, Royal Marine and RAF service records.

The MoD have informed me that this system is now live and you can now order Army and Home Guard records

This is an online replacement for the old postal application service and is not a searchable database or an index and does not give you instant access to the records.

Depending on your relationship to the deceased it may cost you an admin fee of £30, payable up front with no refund if no records are found.

𝐂𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 -

You can apply for a copy of someone else’s service records if any of the following are true:

1 - You were their immediate next of kin when they died, for example their spouse, parent or child

2 - You have a family or general research interest - you’ll only have access to limited information if they died less than 25 years ago, unless you’ve got consent from their immediate next of kin

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐥𝐥 𝐠𝐞𝐭

Service records date from:

1750 for Foot Guards (not including Scots Guards)

1920 for the RAF

January 1921 for British Army soldiers if their service ended after January 1921

April 1922 for British Army officers if their service ended after April 1922

1926 for Royal Navy including Royal Marines

𝐄𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞:

Surname, first name, service number, rank and regiment or corps

place and date of birth

Date they joined and left the armed forces

Date of death, if they died in service

Good conduct medals

Details about their career, for example the units they served in

You can only get details about their career 25 years after the date they died unless you have consent from their immediate next of kin.

In some cases little or no information is available about someone’s military service. For example, Home Guard records may only include their personal details from when they enlisted.

𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫;

Full name

Date of birth

Service number, if you know it

Death certificate

The link you need to start to apply is

https://www.gov.uk/get-copy-military-service-records/apply-for-someone-elses-records

The Times at The Genealogist

By Margaret Roberts

TheGenealogist has announced the launch of a collection of fully searchable copies of The Times, with 3,129 editions of the newspaper from the 1870s onwards available to researchers.

Don't forget that you can access TheGenealogist at our Crewe and Mobberley Research Centres

https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/featuredarticles/2022/times-past-1629/

1921 Census news

By Margaret Roberts

The 1921 Census is now available to access via the Library Editions of FindMyPast at all CWaC and CE libraries via the onsite computers

Various Free Online Events for November

By Margaret Roberts

A range of free online events members may be interested in for November...

Thu, 3 November 2022, 17:30 -19:30

𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐨𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

with Hillary Taylor

From Institute of Historical Research

Link to register https://www.history.ac.uk/events/politics-toll-corn-early-modern-england

Thu, 3 November 2022, 18:30 – 19:30

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐬: 𝐀 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫𝐬

by Raymond Tattle

From Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-kensingtons-a-regiment-of-citizen-soldiers-tickets-443147063797

Mon, 7 November 2022, 17:30-19:30

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐌𝐫𝐬 𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐡𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐞 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐬

with Jane McChrystal & Anne Padfield

from Institute of Historical Research

Link to register https://www.history.ac.uk/events/splendid-mrs-mccheyne-east-london-federation-suffragettes

Mon, 7 November 2022, 18:30 – 19:30

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐚 - 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐓𝐨 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐚 𝐌𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐛𝐢𝐫𝐝

with Katie Isbester

From Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-controlling-idea-learning-from-stories-to-kill-a-mockingbird-tickets-396549098027

Tue, 8 November 2022, 17:30-19:3

'𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧': 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝

with Emily Rhodes (University of Cambridge )

from Institute of Historical Research

Link to register https://www.history.ac.uk/events/prevent-ruine-her-poore-children-petitioning-mothers-early-modern-england

Tue, 8 November 2022, 19:00 – 20:00

𝐃𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡, 𝐁𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐰𝐞𝐥𝐥: 𝐀 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲

by Emily Bowyer-Kazadi

From The Society for Church Archaeology

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/emily-bowyer-kazadi-deconstructing-all-saints-church-bakewell-tickets-409190167807

Thur, 10 November 2022, 17:30-19:00

“𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐬”: 𝐏𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐡-𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐲 𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬

by Wendy Wiertz (University of Huddersfield )

from Institute of Historical Research

Link to register https://www.history.ac.uk/events/our-petticoats-above-our-knees-pedestrian-adventures-nineteenth-century-diaries

Wed, 16 November 2022, 18:00 – 19:00

𝟏𝟗𝟑𝟎𝐬 𝐀𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

Join Kate Macdonald in conversation with Luke Seaber,

From Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1930s-aviation-in-fiction-tickets-435682517137

Wed, 16 Nov 2022, 19:30

𝐀𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐚 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐠𝐨𝐫𝐲

From National Archives [free to attend but donation suggested]

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-with-philippa-gregory-tickets-415426781687

Thu, 17 November 2022, 19:30 – 20:45

𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐖𝐖𝟐

with Simon Fowler

From Glamorgan FHS

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/researching-ancestors-who-fought-in-ww2-tickets-401463035747

Fri, 18 Nov 2022, 14:00

𝐀 𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟎𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

by Mark Dunton

From National Archives [free to attend but donation suggested]

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-turbulent-decade-the-1970s-in-ten-documents-tickets-400142335497

Sat, 19 November 2022, 13:00 – 14:00

𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩

From John Rylands Research Institute and Library

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/collecting-health-histories-oral-history-workshop-tickets-397814583127

Tue, 22 November 2022, 13:00 – 14:00

𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐬

From London Metropolitan Archives

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/maps-and-the-metropolis-virtual-tickets-427215120927

Tue, 22 November 2022, 17:30-19:30

𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧, 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐈𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬

by Wendy Wiertz (University of Huddersfield)

from Institute of Historical Research

Link to register https://www.history.ac.uk/events/women-craft-and-identity-intergenerational-representations-lacemakers

Wed, 23 Nov 2022, 19:30

𝐑𝐨𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐃𝐚𝐡𝐥: 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝

by Matthew Dennison

From National Archives [free to attend but donation suggested]

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/roald-dahl-teller-of-the-unexpected-tickets-400160670337

Wed, 23 November 2022, 18:30 – 20:00

𝐑𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧'𝐬 𝐏𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠

with Dr Simon Elliott

From Guildhall Library

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-roman-britains-pirate-king-tickets-410399464847

Thu, 24 November 2022, 14:00 – 15:00 GMT

𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐑𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬

With City Guide Pete Smith

From Guildhall Library

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/onsite-hybrid-westminsters-royal-residences-tickets-391038666177

Thu, 24 November 2022, 18:30 – 19:30

"𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐲 - 𝐅𝐨𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲"

with Phil Roberts

From Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/cardinal-wolsey-for-king-and-country-with-phil-roberts-lhf-online-tickets-425684041427

Thu, 24 Nov 2022, 19:00 GMT

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐔𝐧𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐧

An online premiere of a double bill of new audio dramas.

From National Archives [free to attend but donation suggested]

Link to register https://https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-bulletin-and-persons-unknown-tickets-453912613847

Fri, 25 November 2022, 17:00 – 18:30

‘𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐦’

by Professor Emma Griffin

From The Royal Historical Society

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rhs-presidential-lecture-professor-emma-griffin-live-stream-tickets-441640487587

Tue, 29 November 2022, 14:00 – 15:00

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐧

With Kate Macdonald of Handheld Press and Tessa Boase, author of London’s Lost Department Stores

From Guildhall Library

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/online-the-invented-department-stores-of-london-tickets-391043109467

Tue, 29 November 2022, 18:30 – 19:30

𝐄𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐡 & 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐩

with Tessa Dunlop

From The Royal Historical Society

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/elizabeth-phillip-with-tessa-dunlop-lhf-online-tickets-453798091307

Wed, 30 Nov 2022, 19:30

𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐬

with Dr Annie Gray

From National Archives [free to attend but donation suggested]

Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/christmas-is-a-lusty-fellow-the-georgian-christmas-tickets-400164592067

Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay

Latest Updates to Cheshire BMD

By Margaret Roberts

Cheshire BMD - http://www.cheshirebmd.org.uk/ - has been updated as follows

Marriages:

111 for Ashton-under-Lyne, Albion United Reformed Church (Stamford Street), registers at Tameside (2013-2019)

52 for Hurst, Methodist Church (Curzon Road), registers at Tameside (1980-1992)

21 for Hyde, Unitarian Chapel (Gee Cross), registers at Tameside (2010-2014)

20 for Dukinfield, Old Unitarian Chapel (Chapel Hill), registers at Tameside (2010-2011)

100 for Stalybridge, St Peter's RC Church, registers at Tameside (2000-2015)

19 for Ashton under Lyne, St Anne's Chapel, Burlington Street, registers at Tameside (2007-2013)

27 for Roughtown, St John, registers at Tameside (2005-2011)

50 for Gee Cross (Hyde), Holy Trinity, registers at Tameside (2009-2016)

44 for Stalybridge, New St George, registers at Tameside (2012-2019)

Many thanks to Bob Kirk and his colleagues for these.

New data has been added at www.lancashirebmd.org.uk as follows:

Added 8,367 Births for Bury RD comprising:

Bury (1976-1982)

Amended 82,595 Births for Manchester RD to include mother's maiden name, comprising:

Hulme (1837-1914)

Added 2,264 Marriages for Bury RD comprising:

Heywood Register Office or Registrar Attended (1954-1960)

Radcliffe Register Office or Registrar Attended (1953-1960)

Ramsbottom Register Office or Registrar Attended (1951-1962)

Thanks to Tony Foster and his team and to my own Manchester MMN indexing team for the above.

The Blo[o]r[e] Society

By Margaret Roberts

Latest meeting for this group is on 5th November - details in the poster above

Free Records Offer from My Heritage

By Margaret Roberts

MyHeritage invites you to connect with your departed ancestors in honor of Halloween and All Saints’ Day

They are providing free access to all their death records for one week only, October 26–November 3, 2022!

Link to learn more - remember to check the T&Cs 👉https://blog.myheritage.com/2022/10/connect-with-your-ancestors-this-halloween-with-free-death-records/

Explore Your Archive Week

By Margaret Roberts

Explore Your Archive Week is back from 28 November to 6 December

Link to learn more 👉https://www.family-tree.co.uk/news/explore-your-archive-week-28-november-to-6-december-2022

𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬, 𝟏𝟖𝟒𝟎-𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟎:

By Margaret Roberts

Ancestry has released -

𝐔𝐊, 𝐏𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬, 𝟏𝟖𝟒𝟎-𝟏𝟗𝟐𝟎:

This collection is an index to post-mortem examination records and case books produced at St. George's Hospital and Medical School in London, England, between 1840 and 1920.

Post-mortem examinations were routinely performed on patients who died at the hospital and were used to find causes of death and train medical students.

The records contain personal information about the deceased patient and notes written by the attending doctor.

Please note some records contain detailed descriptions of injuries.

Direct link to search, but you need a sub to view/download 👉https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62463/

📷Creative Commons CC-BY License.

The Family History Society of Cheshire

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Christmas in Wartime

The Controlling Idea - Learning from Stories: The Power of the Dog

A series of discussions regarding ideas in books made into films

By Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries

Link 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-controlling-idea-learning-from-stories-the-power-of-the-dog-tickets-396552779037

Women's Lives and Writings: Online Resources for Scottish Residents

Find out how the Library’s eResources can help you to uncover material relating to women's lives and writing.

By National Library of Scotland

Link 👉 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/womens-lives-and-writings-online-resources-for-scottish-residents-tickets-464259010197

"LoveAround the World"

with Davor Rostuhar, who discusses his latest book

By Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries

Suffrage Stories: Emmeline Pankhurst: the Making of a Militant

Building Heaven on Earth: The Lives & Legacies of the Gothic Cathedral

with author Emma Wells who will speak about her new book about Gothic cathedrals

By Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries

Link 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/building-heaven-on-earth-the-lives-legacies-of-the-gothic-cathedral-tickets-441557088137

Tracing your family history using the Census

With Emma Jolly, who’s new handbook is full of advice for anyone wanting to trace their family history

By Friends of Highgate Library

Link 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/tracing-your-family-history-using-the-census-emma-jolly-tickets-462437672527

London’s Lost Department Stores

with Tessa Boase

By Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea Libraries

An informal evening with a fun Quiz about local and general history

By Oldham and District Branch of MLFHS

Link 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-informal-evening-with-a-fun-quiz-about-our-local-and-general-history-tickets-432972180447

Introduction to Family History

Find out about the resources held by the National Library of Scotland

By National Library of Scotland

Link 👉 https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/introduction-to-family-history-tickets-445078450627

Thu, 15 December 2022, 19:30 – 20:45 GMT

FamilySearch Update

By Glamorgan Family History Sovciety

Link 👉 https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/familysearch-update-tickets-435649578617

Explore Your Archive Week is back from 28 November to 6 December