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Do you know if there was a doctor among your ancestors? Well, thanks to an exciting new partnership with the General Medical Council, you’ll be able to examine the United Kingdom Medical Registers to find out.
These fascinating and unique registers contain all the names and addresses of doctors who were licensed to practice in the UK from 1859-1959. And they’re available exclusively to all of our UK subscribers.
Records of people from overseas
The registers feature some 40,000 images and 1.5 million names, including the details of British qualified doctors working abroad. And they’re searchable by name, publication date and keyword.
Interestingly, you’ll be able to see the first record of a Nigerian gentleman who was just one of many people who travelled to Britain from all over the world to receive medical training at some of the UK’s finest universities.
The addresses of where the doctors were practising that year are recorded and whether they studied at more than one university. They even state if they were members of any official bodies such as the Royal College of Surgeons.
If you’d like to consult the United Kingdom Medical Registers to see if one of your ancestors were among them, click here.
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At Ancestry, we’re dedicated to preserving historical documents – from big BMD Indexes to the smallest Parish records. But records like these are deteriorating faster than we can save them – which is why we’ve set up the World Archives Project. And we’d like all our members to be a part of it.
Here’s how it works. When a record collection is discovered or becomes available, we’ll scan in all the documents so they can be viewed online. But to help people search these records, we need your help to transcribe our latest record releases. Just download and install a small piece of software and you’re ready to go.
New project - Criminal Registers 1791- 1892
The most recent collection now available for you to work on are the Criminal Registers. These list people indicted for criminal offences and state whether they were found guilty or not. Records for Middlesex (including the City of London) from 1791 to 1849, as well as England and Wales from 1805 to 1892, are covered. The early registers also include the defendant’s description, place of birth and crime. But the most important piece of information is the date and place of the trial.
Help us today
If you’d like to get involved transcribing projects like this, you’ll be helping other Ancestry members discover more about their own ancestors. There’s no commitment or obligation, however you really will help to preserve British history.
Help us preserve British history now
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Have you ever wondered where your surname came from or what it means? If the answer is yes, then you could get your hands on a copy of your very own book which sheds some light on the subject, thanks to Ancestry.co.uk.
Our Name in History reveals the meaning, origin and evolution of over 20,000 UK surnames from records covering the last 200 years. Some of the most famous (and not so famous) surnames included are:
Forsyth – The surname of the respected TV host, Bruce Forsyth originated in Lanarkshire, Scotland and translates to ‘man of peace’. 65 Forsyth soldiers from the Royal Field Artillery were awarded the British War Medal fighting for peace in Europe during WWI, and thousands more gained medals for heroic acts.
Jones – The quintessential Welsh surname. Barring low migration levels, the Jones’ have lived and stayed in Wales, and are proportionally rare in England and Scotland. The Jones surname also accounted for some of the youngest soldiers in WWI, with the average Jones serving on the Western Front being between 15 and 19 years old.
This exciting book details the historical events which shaped and affected the surname in question, including immigration and emigration pattern, deportation and land ownership. Josh Hanna, Senior Vice President, Ancestry International, comments:
“This new book is the result of years of hard work and the study of millions of historical documents. By using the various records that we have online at Ancestry.co.uk we have been able to build up the detailed story of over 20,000 surnames, each one telling its own unique tale.”
To order your copy of Our Name in History click here
We’d like to wish you a very Happy Christmas. We’ll see you next month with more fascinating family history news.
The Ancestry.co.uk Membership Team
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And the winners are…
We’re delighted to announce the winners of last month’s competition. A copy of Dan Waddell’s gripping new novel, “The Blood Detective” will be winging its way to each of these 18 lucky winners below:
Sheila Smith, Roderick Wallington, Lorraine Weston, Laura Border, Gylnis Preston, Edward Lillywhite, Roger Fahey, Eileen Waddell, Valerie Skinner, M Henry, Pamela Abbott, Celia Scottow, Carolyn Pearce, Debra Barkes, Jennifer Nottingham, Janine Holt, Martin Cole and Kathy Rynard. |
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