Tag: Ancestors AudioBrick walls and lost ancestorsFriday 31 May 2013Even the luckiest of family historians will come up against brick walls from time...AudioThe Silken Paper Trail: openness and the national collective memoryMonday 9 July 2012Distinguished historians Professor the Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield and Professor Lisa Jardine CBE explore...AudioDigitised newspapers as sources for family historyMonday 19 March 2012This talk aims to give listeners a demonstration of the recently launched British Newspapers...AudioPreparing the 1911 census for digitisationFriday 13 January 2012The National Archives held a one day conference at Kew on Saturday 1 October...AudioThe Hong Kong colonial cemeteryMonday 10 October 2011The National Archives provides a treasure trove of material for discovering more about our...AudioTracing marriages in 18th century England and Wales: a reassessment of law and practiceFriday 21 May 2010The Clandestine Marriages Act of 1753 marked an important development in the history of...AudioTracing ancestors in Nelson’s NavyMonday 8 February 2010An overview of the essential finding aids and documents held by The National Archives...AudioEvery journey has two ends: using passenger listsFriday 1 May 2009The National Archives’ Chris Watts reveals the benefits of using both arrival and departure...AudioTracing your ancestors: a case study featuring the Darwin familyFriday 13 March 2009A step-by-step guide to tracing your ancestors, using the Darwin family as a case...AudioTracing Scottish ancestorsFriday 6 March 2009Holding records for Scotland from the union in 1707, The National Archives holds documents...AudioThe annual Ancestors lecture: Our 17th century ancestorsThursday 24 July 2008Once we go back beyond the period of civil registration, census returns and uniform...AudioTracing World War One ancestorsThursday 17 July 2008William Spencer takes you through the key records for tracing your World War One... 1 2 »