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CONTENTS MARCH 2024 FEATURES 14 Money- Saving Tips ON THE COVER Sarah Williams shares her expert advice for making the most of your money when using online records 19 For Evermore ON THE COVER Lewis Brown explains how you can commemorate your fallen relation online with this new website from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission 54 WW2 Evacuees ON THE COVER Gillian Mawson tells the moving stories of the children who were evacuated during the Second World War RESEARCH ADVICE 29 Focus On ON THE COVER Chris Paton outlines how inheritance in Scotland has changed over the years, and how you can find records online and in the archives 35 Best Websites ON THE COVER Jonathan Scott rounds up the online resources for Merchant Navy relations that you can’t afford to miss 38 Record Masterclass ON THE COVER Learn how to track down and use apprenticeship records with Paul Blake’s research guide 52 Tech Tips ON THE COVER Nick Peers presents a detailed step-by-step tutorial for uploading material to For Evermore 14 YOUR RESEARCH 24 Reader Story ON THE COVER “My relative was on Franklin’s doomed expedition to the arctic,” says author Angus Wardlaw 58 Eureka Moment Jeremy Baker reveals how he uncovered the identity of his great great grandmother 74 Family Hero Bruce Barnes pays tribute to his father, who risked his life in the Merchant Navy and found love in Canada REGULARS 6 Letters Your ideas, comments and advice 9 What’s On Online and in-person talks, shows and exhibitions 10 News ON THE COVER All of the latest developments, including RootsTech’s schedule and a major release of Yorkshire records 66 4 43 29 whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com 24 / UNP / UNP I M AGE S I M AGE S GE T T Y G E TT Y
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54 61 ILLEY I PENG /TER / UNP IES LOCAL STUD AND IVES ARCH INGTON / WARR IMAGES GETTY 35 whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com SUBSCRIPTION OFFER 22 Subscribe Today And Get A Month’s FREE Trial 19 13 Off The Record Probate records from the 1600s emphasise our ancestors’ wish to get the resting place they deserved 43 Q&A This month’s queries include researching First World War soldiers’ service, solving a paternity mystery with DNA testing, and tracking down an elusive great aunt 49 Wdytya? Magazine Shop Back issues, magazine storage and certificate binders 50 Can You Help? Bristol-based historian Ian Chard shares an evocative photograph from the Western Front – and asks if you recognise any of the depicted men from your own tree 60 Your Projects Meet one of the volunteers transcribing the visitors’ books from The Lord Leycester in Warwick 61 Around Britain ON THE COVER Everything you need to know about the resources available to research your Lancashire roots 66 Gem From The Archive ON THE COVER AA Warrington ‘Robberies Register’, 1909–1916 GGUIDE 6 T 68 Books & Digital Picks This month’s family history inspiration 7 C 70 TV & Radio Celebrate 200 years of the RNLI with Griff Rhys Jones 5

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CONTENTS MARCH 2024

FEATURES

14 Money- Saving Tips ON THE COVER

Sarah Williams shares her expert advice for making the most of your money when using online records

19 For Evermore ON THE COVER

Lewis Brown explains how you can commemorate your fallen relation online with this new website from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

54 WW2 Evacuees ON THE COVER

Gillian Mawson tells the moving stories of the children who were evacuated during the Second World War

RESEARCH ADVICE

29 Focus On ON THE COVER

Chris Paton outlines how inheritance in Scotland has changed over the years, and how you can find records online and in the archives

35

Best Websites ON THE COVER

Jonathan Scott rounds up the online resources for Merchant Navy relations that you can’t afford to miss

38

Record Masterclass ON THE COVER

Learn how to track down and use apprenticeship records with Paul Blake’s research guide

52 Tech Tips ON THE COVER

Nick Peers presents a detailed step-by-step tutorial for uploading material to For Evermore

14

YOUR RESEARCH

24 Reader Story ON THE COVER

“My relative was on Franklin’s doomed expedition to the arctic,” says author Angus Wardlaw

58 Eureka Moment Jeremy Baker reveals how he uncovered the identity of his great great grandmother

74

Family Hero Bruce Barnes pays tribute to his father, who risked his life in the Merchant Navy and found love in Canada

REGULARS

6 Letters Your ideas, comments and advice

9 What’s On Online and in-person talks, shows and exhibitions

10 News

ON THE COVER

All of the latest developments, including RootsTech’s schedule and a major release of Yorkshire records

66

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