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January 2009
This month, we’ve got some exciting news about Archive CD Books’ content, which means there is now a huge amount of information about towns and villages in the UK from 1677 - 1946 available at your fingertips. Plus you can search for soldiers who died in the Great War. And discover how we’ve improved your logged-in homepage, as well as find out how to win one of 10 copies of ‘Victorian Farm’. |
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We’re delighted to announce the addition of the UK City and County Directories to Ancestry.co.uk. They contain a huge amount of information about towns and villages in the UK from 1677 – 1946. They list all sorts of people who had trades, not just business and shop owners, but ordinary people such as gardeners, dressmakers and even chimney sweeps.
7.8 million names at your fingertips
The books are part of the Archive CD books collection and were collected over six years until the company’s owner, Rod Neep, retired. There are an incredible 629 individual directories and they include the entire inventory of directories from the former Family Records Centre. It is estimated that there are at least 7.8 million names on record for you to search. And they even contain some rather well known names too, such as Charles Dickens, as well as former Prime Ministers Benjamin Disraeli and William Gladstone. Unfortunately, due to the amount of different directories in this collection, it is not really possible to include a sample of each type of book. However, if you’d like to find out more about this collection, click here.
This collection is to be completed on Ancestry.co.uk in March 2009. All English counties are currently covered in the collection except Rutland, Leicestershire, Norfolk and Kent which will be covered in the universal directories when complete.
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Another exciting addition to Ancestry.co.uk is a brand new military database of Soldiers Who Died in the Great War.
In 1921 His Majesty's Stationery Office published two lists of those who died during the Great War by authority of the War Office. Just one volume, packed with minute typescript, gave the basic details of nearly 42,000 officer casualties. But it required a staggering eighty more volumes to list over 700,000 names of all the 'other ranks' who gave their lives.
Each of the original volumes represented one or more regiments, corps or other units of the British Army. Most were subdivided into battalions or similar groupings and there were often thirty or more of these per volume, all in alphabetical order. And now we’re extremely fortunate to have obtained all of this valuable information in the form of the new military database. To search this incredible resource for family members who lost their lives so bravely in the Great War click here.
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Ancestry is once again proud to sponsor Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2009. With the largest gathering of TV historians, family history experts and nearly 200 exhibitors – this is a unique opportunity to fill in the gaps in your family tree and make your connection to events in history. The celebrity line up includes Ainsley Harriott, Lesley Garrett and Matthew Pinsent, who will be giving talks on their experiences and surprising discoveries. Also featuring is leading genealogist Nick Barratt. Nick, a staunch advocate of bringing history to the masses and inventor of the term ‘personal heritage’, will be on hand to pass on tips and advice.
Tickets are now available for the show at Olympia from 27th February – 1st March 2009. And you can get two adult tickets for the price of one. That’s just £20*. Come and see us at stand 607 and we’ll give you some top tips on how to get the best out of the site.
To get your tickets, just call 0844 412 4629 or visit www.whodoyouthinkyouarelive.co.uk and quote: ANCESTRY241 today.
*£2 transaction fee applies. 2for1 offer ends 20th February 2009. On door standard entry tickets priced at £20 each.
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We’ve made a few changes to your homepage. Now once you’ve logged-in to your homepage you can make it more customized by adding or removing widgets. Not only can you move widgets around but select new widgets to your page. There are three new widgets which you can add straight away and we’ll be adding even more very soon. To start customizing your homepage login here.
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How would you like to get your hands on a copy of ‘Victorian Farm’ which provides a fantastic insight into the life of people who lived and worked on farms during Queen Victoria’s reign? It portrays life with no electricity, no gas, no flushing toilet and not even a tractor in sight. This book accompanies the BBC TWO six part series and we’re giving 10 lucky Ancestry.co.uk members the chance to win their very own copy. Simply click here for your chance to be one of our lucky winners.
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Victorian Farm is published by Pavilion Books.
RRP £25.
For more information, please visit www.anovabooks.com |
We’d like to wish you a very Happy New Year. We’ll see you next month with more fascinating family history news.
The Ancestry.co.uk Membership Team
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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 January 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
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