Posts by Dave Annal AudioDeath and taxes: understanding the death duty registersFriday 15 November 2013For over 100 years, from 1796 to 1903, the Inland Revenue maintained a series...AudioBrick walls and lost ancestorsFriday 31 May 2013Even the luckiest of family historians will come up against brick walls from time...AudioLost in LondonFriday 22 June 2012Tracing ancestors before civil registration and the census presents a real challenge to family...AudioThe 1911 Census: a vision of EnglandFriday 14 October 2011The 1911 census was the 12th national census of the United Kingdom, and in...AudioDr Williams’ Library: an early birth registryFriday 31 July 2009Dr Williams’ Library in London is an essential resource for people who are researching...AudioSolving census problemsThursday 10 July 2008David Annal takes a practical approach to overcoming the most common problems faced by...AudioIn the name of God, Amen: wills for family historyThursday 19 July 2007Whether your ancestors owned large swathes of land in the north of England or...