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Explore a gripping register of up to 200,000 students, graduates and officers who attended one of England’s oldest universities between 1500 and 1886 – and see if there's an Oxford don in your family.
You can search by first and last names and by keyword to learn biographical information including parentage, birthplace, birth year, date and age of matriculation and degree obtained.
You could discover that your ancestors rubbed shoulders with such glittering Alumni as Sir Walter Raleigh, famous for defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588 and a certain Oscar Fingall O’Flahertie Wills Wilde. Not to mention 25 British Prime Ministers such as Herbert Asquith, Sir Robert Peel and William Pitt.
Discover your Oxford ancestors
Or did they go to The Other Place?
That’s what Oxford students called Cambridge. You can also search the Cambridge University Alumni, 1500-1886 register to see if your ancestors were Cantabridgians, rather than Oxonians.
Discover your Cambridge ancestors
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As the sole surviving official records of the arrival of the majority of people to Canada, these important lists are sure to be of real interest to Worldwide Members with Canadian connections – and greatly simplify the process of searching for information about all immigrants to Canada before 1935.
A merger of several lists into to one powerful new source of information, this recently created database offers Worldwide Members instant and easy access to over 6 million records in one place.
Much more than just a passenger list, this valuable resource includes everything from voyage documents and ports of entry to vessel and shipping company details as well as the name of the captain. Chronicled on board events even include Births, Deaths and the occasional marriage.
Visit the Canadian Lists
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WDYTYA Encyclopaedia of Genealogy + Family Tree Maker™ Platinum 2008.
Both for only £40 + P&P (worth £84.99)
From Dr Nick Barratt and the makers of the award-winning BBC series comes the definitive Who Do You Think You Are? Encyclopedia of Genealogy - the easy to use guide to researching your roots and bringing your family history to life. It’s the perfect companion to Family Tree Maker™ 2008 software. Fully integrated with Ancestry.co.uk, it’s now even easier to share family trees, add extra details and merge information from any web page you want.
To get both these powerful genealogy tools for only £40 just go to the Ancestry shop, select ‘Family Tree Maker 2008 Platinum & WDYTYA Book product’ and enter the code “FTM40”.
Offer ends 31st October - or until stocks run out.
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See you next month with more fascinating family history news.
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BBC and Ancestry mark World War One anniversary
Just a quick reminder that to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of World War One, the BBC will be embarking on a season of radio and TV programmes, as well as a series of public events – with the help of Ancestry.co.uk.
From 22nd October individuals are also encouraged to share their ancestors' World War One stories on the special online Remembrance Wall on the BBC Remembrance site. Click here to visit the BBC Remembrance website bbc.co.uk/remembrance and find out more including event locations and programme details for the season.
Who Do You Think You Are? Winners
The 10 lucky winners for last month’s competition are: Delia Bellingham, Alan Millhouse, John Mooney, Keith Brook, Lisa Freeman, Graham March, Janette Hinchcliffe, Michael Watkins, Christine Gough, Nichola Efford. Each will soon receive their free copy of Dr Nick Barratt’s brand new book – Who Do You Think Are? Encyclopedia of Genealogy.
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