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February 2012

Convicts in Australia

Convicts in Australia

Between 1787 and 1868, around 160,000 British convicts were transported to Australia for crimes ranging from forgery to pig theft. If your ancestors were among them, our latest record collection lets you discover their lives and crimes in incredible detail.

New South Wales Convict Indents, 1788–1842, includes thousands of official lists of criminals transported aboard particular ships. These reveal vital information not included in transportation registers, such as ages, occupations and even personal descriptions. Plus, track down a relative here, and you’ll often find we’ve provided a link to another crucial record, such as a Ticket of Leave, Conditional Pardon or Certificate of Freedom.

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Historical Records

January 2012

Ancestry App

Ancestry App

Do you have an iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad? Make sure you download the new Ancestry App from the iTunes Store.

Our app gives you access to your entire Ancestry.co.uk tree. You can add new family members, edit their information, attach historical documents, and even add photos. Plus, with the latest version of the app, you even receive Hints to help you make new discoveries on the move.

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January 2012

London voters

London Voters

Ever since 1832, electoral registers have listed local people who are entitled to vote, plus their addresses. Because they’re created every 12 months, they let you follow your ancestors’ movements
in-between and beyond the census years.

Our brand new collection, London Electoral Registers, 1835-1965, includes over 150 million names from right across the old counties of London and Middlesex. You can either search for your ancestors by name or browse the records for each borough.

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January 2012

National Army Museum competition

National Army Museum competition

Did your ancestors step into battle alongside real-life war horses? Send us their stories, and you could win a place in a new National Army Museum exhibition.

Simply email your tale, along with any photos and sources, to warhorse@ancestry.co.uk A panel of judges will select the best story, and it will become part of War Horse: Fact & Fiction.

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Ancestry.co.uk Enhancements

Mar 2011

Ancesetry iPad and iPhone app

New free iPad and iPhone app

We've just released a new, world-wide version of our iPhone Ancestry app. This now also works with the iPad, and has several new features::

  • An interactive family tree viewer to see relationships in your family history
  • Access to family trees that were shared with you
  • Ability to view historical documents and source citations attached via Ancestry.co.uk
  • An improved user experience

Read more about it or download it for your iPhone or iPad now.

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News & Info

Ancestry in the News

Your Family Tree Winner 2009Thanks to all of you who cast a vote in the recent Your Family Tree Magazine awards. We are committed to bringing you rich record collections and will continue our work to make your family history searches easier!
The Ancestry.co.uk team

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Best Advanced Records Website - "Ancestry's colossal collection of other records has seen it hold onto the Best Advanced Records for the second year."

Family Tree Maker ® 2010 - "With an intuitive way of working, Family Tree Maker ® 2010 takes this prize in style."

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