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November 2008
This November marks the 90th anniversary of the end of World War One. And to commemorate the event, we’re proud to announce that we’ve recently updated one of our important War record collections and added a new one to help you discover even more about your World War One ancestors. There’s also the release of the complete UK Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960, which gives the names of boat passengers from this period – and the chance to win a fantastic family history murder mystery. |
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We’re pleased to announce that we’ve added the latest set of World War One British Army Service Records to our collection. This now covers all surviving records, up to surnames beginning with ‘N’.
We’ll never be able to have a complete record, as many were destroyed during a Luftwaffe raid on the War Office in Arnside Street, London where the records were held. However, painstaking research has meant that millions of records have been transcribed.
To help you find your military ancestors, you can search by name, age, year of birth, residence, regiment and service number. And once you find who you’re looking for, you can discover their own amazing World War One history, including their medical history, war wounds suffered, medals and awards won, marital status, next of kin – even a physical description.
You can read all about people like John Condon, from Waterford, Ireland, who was thought to be the youngest known battle casualty in World War One. When he died in 1915 he is supposed to have been just fourteen and this is recorded on ‘his’ headstone. However, later research not only showed that Condon was in fact between eighteen and twenty years old when he died, but that his grave quite probably contains the remains of an entirely different man, thought to be 6322 Rifleman Patrick Fitzsimmons of The Royal Irish Rifles. |
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Search the latest set of World War One British Army Service Records
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This addition to our ever-expanding World War One records gives you another valuable resource if you’re looking for your ancestors – even if they didn’t serve in the military.
The roll outlines biographies of men and women who served the nation during the Great War of 1914-18. Originally published in fourteen volumes, it contains service details of over 100,000 people - from soldiers to factory and hospital workers.
As you’ll see from the list below, there’s a real treasure trove of information to be discovered. Like Evelyn Badger, who ‘was engaged on important duties as a cook with the Royal Engineers’.
Explore The National Roll of the Great War now
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Did your ancestors arrive from far-flung destinations to start a new life in the UK? Well, if you’re a Premium or Worldwide member you can now search the complete UK Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960 online, for the first time ever. With 18 million names, the collection contains every surviving record of passengers arriving in the UK by boat from places like the Caribbean, India and Australia.
As well as names, you can discover historical information such as the age, occupation and, from the 1920’s onwards, intended UK address of each passenger. So if your ancestors came here from abroad, you could find them on board.
Premium or Worldwide member?
Explore the UK Incoming Passenger Lists 1878-1960 now
Essentials member?
Click here to upgrade
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Walk in the footsteps of heroes on an inspirational journey of remembrance and discovery and visit some of the First World War battlefields where many of our ancestors made the ultimate sacrifice. Leger is the UK leader in Battlefield Tours and offers the widest range of tours and departure dates. You can choose from over 20 tours featuring WWI and WWII, Napoleonic and American Civil War, all acccompanied by their Specialist Battlefields Guides. Leger makes it easy for you to get the full battlefield tour experience. Their WWI 4 or 5-day introductory tour 'All Quiet on the Western Front' is one of their best sellers. Or for an extended tour, try their NEW 9-day Western Front Explorer.
Special 10% Ancestry discount
As an Ancestry member, you can once again receive a special 10% discount on any Leger holiday – just quote the special offer code ‘ANCESTRY’ when you book.
To find out more about Leger, click here or call 0845 458 5147.
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The Pictures and Diary of a Wartime Artist by Len Smith
The Pictures and Diary of a Wartime Artist by Len Smith is full of sketches and watercolours drawn on the battlefield. In fact, Smith’s skills were recognised by the top brass who asked him to sketch German positions from no-man's-land to be used as military intelligence. More>> |
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Somme - The Experiences of a Very Unimportant Officer by Captain Alexander Stewart
Somme - The Experiences of a Very Unimportant Officer by Captain Alexander Stewart graphically describes the horrors of flies, men stuck stranded in the mud and Captain Stewart’s account of how he shot three Germans - while his pipe remained alight in his pocket. More>> |
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From Dan Waddell, the author of the bestselling Who Do You Think You Are? Books, comes a haunting novel of blood-stained family histories and gruesome secrets – The Blood Detective. And we’ve got 18 copies to give away. Read on to discover more…
“As dawn breaks over a frosty London, the body of a young man is discovered in a Notting Hill churchyard, a cryptic clue carved into his skin. |
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It is only when the clue is handed to Nigel Barnes, a specialist in compiling family trees, that the full message becomes spine-chillingly clear. For it leads Barnes back more than one hundred years – to the victim of a demented Victorian serial killer…
When a second body is discovered DCI Foster needs Barnes’s skills more than ever. The murderer’s clues appear to run along the tangled bloodlines that lie between 1879 and now and if Barnes is right about his blood-history, the killing has only just begun…”
For your chance to win a copy, simply click here.
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See you next month with more fascinating family history news.
The Ancestry.co.uk Membership Team |
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We’re improving our Census records
At Ancestry, we take our record content quality very seriously – and if there’s anything wrong or missing, we do our best to put things right. So you’ll be pleased to know we’re making improvements and corrections to our Census records, from minor spelling errors to missing web-links. The 1891 England Census is to be updated this week, and the 1861 England and Wales Census will follow towards the end of December.
Click here to explore our improved Census collection.
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Leger Holidays 10% discount Terms and Conditions
Terms and conditions apply. Discount offer only applicable to the basic holiday cost and is subject to availability. Full brochure terms and conditions apply. Ask staff for details or request a brochure from www.Leger.co.uk. Offer applies to new bookings for departures in 2008 only and cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer, and is only available on holidays booked direct with Leger Holidays, quoting the code provided. Calls may be recorded for training purposes and for your protection. Joining points are subject to availability and supplements may apply.
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Open to UK residents aged 18 and over, except employees and immediate families of The Generations Network Inc and The Generations Network Limited, their agents or anyone professionally connected with this draw. Only one entry per person; no bulk or third party entries. Closing date for receipt of all entries is 23rd November 2008. Proof of sending is not proof of receipt. No responsibility can be accepted for entries incomplete, delayed, damaged, wrongly delivered or not received for whatever reason. No cash alternatives to the prize will be offered, and the prize is not transferable. The winner will be notified by e-mail or post within 14 days of the closing date. An independent person will draw the winning entry. The promoter's decision
is final and binding. No correspondence will be entered into. Entry implies acceptance of these rules and conditions. The Generations Network Inc/ The Generations Network Limited reserves the right to substitute a prize of equal or greater value should circumstances make this necessary. The winner's name and county will be available 28 days after the closing date from The Generations Network Limited, 3rd Floor, Waterfront Building, Hammersmith Embankment, Chancellors Road, London, W6 9RU, UK. The winner may be required to take part in publicity resulting from prize draws. In the event of any prize not being claimed within 1 month of the closing date, a redraw will take place. The promoter is The Generations Network Inc / The Generations Network Limited, 3rd Floor, Waterfront Building,
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