Category: Family history AudioDNA, family history and the population of the British IslesThursday 4 July 2013Drs Swann and Gleeson cover aspects of DNA testing for family history researchers, with...AudioBrick walls and lost ancestorsFriday 31 May 2013Even the luckiest of family historians will come up against brick walls from time...AudioHearth Tax: an introductionFriday 12 April 2013The hearth tax was levied on householders in England and Wales between 1662 and...AudioThe Final Whistle: the Great War in 15 players – a London rugby club at war 1914-1918Friday 8 March 2013A missing war memorial first inspired a quest to discover club members who fell...AudioWhat happened before today’s Mutual Credit Unions? An introduction to Friends of Labour Loan Societies 1850s-1930sFriday 1 March 2013Friends of Labour Loan Societies have been overlooked in analyses of mutual self-help organisations...AudioTracing battalions or regiments of the British Army during the Great WarFriday 1 February 2013This podcast gives you an introduction to the various records at The National Archives...AudioWhere there’s a will…: probate records for family history at The National Archives and beyondFriday 18 January 2013Whether your ancestor was leaving a fortune or just a few possessions, or making...AudioTracing Huguenot ancestorsFriday 14 December 2012Between the 16th and 18th centuries, many thousands of refugees fled from religious persecution...AudioMorbidity and mortality on convict voyages to 19th century AustraliaFriday 30 November 2012Between 1803 and 1853 some 67,000 convicts were transported from England and Ireland to...AudioMarjorie’s War: four families and the Great WarFriday 16 November 2012This podcast is based on the recently published book which tells the story of...AudioTracing marriages; legal requirements and actual practice, 1700-1836Friday 2 November 2012Based upon studies of thousands of couples, this podcast explains how, when and where...AudioKeeping it in the family: professional dynasties in 19th century EnglandFriday 26 October 2012The 19th century witnessed a huge expansion in the number of people in Britain... « 1 2 3 4 5 6 … 12 »