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This was Sylvia’s promise to you... A generation ago, a woman named Sylvia made a promise. As a doctor’s secretary, she’d watched stroke destroy the lives of so many people. She was determined to make sure we could all live in a world where we’re far less likely to lose our lives to stroke. She kept her promise, and a gift to the Stroke Association was included in her Will. Sylvia’s gift helped fund the work that made sure many more of us survive stroke now than did in her lifetime. Sylvia changed the story for us all. Now it’s our turn to change the story for those who’ll come after us. Stroke still shatters lives and tears families apart. And for so many survivors the road to recovery is still long and desperately lonely. If you or someone you love has been affected by stroke – you’ll know just what that means. But it doesn’t have to be like this. You can change the story, just like Sylvia did, with a gift in your Will. All it takes is a promise. You can promise future generations a world where researchers discover new treatments and surgeries and every single stroke survivor has the best care, rehabilitation and support network possible, to help them rebuild their lives. Big or small, every legacy gift left to the Stroke Association will make a difference to stroke survivors and their families. Find out how by calling 020 7566 1505 or email legacy@stroke.org.uk or visit stroke.org.uk/legacy Rebuilding lives after stroke The Stroke Association is registered as a charity in England and Wales (No 211015) and in Scotland (SC037789). Also registered in the Isle of Man (No. 945) and Jersey (NPO 369), and operating as a charity in Northern Ireland.
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Welcome PHOTOGRAPHS ITE -WH BLACK-AND OLD OF ILE P/A IMAGES : GETTY IMAGE COVER Sarah’s T p Tip Use the 1911 enumerators’ books to pinpoint relatives’ rural addresses tives’ rural addresses st s th ses. our in s use By 1911, most people were living in towns and cities with clear addresses. However, in rural areas your family might be recorded in the census as living in a house called ‘Bank Cottage’ with no indication as to which house in the village it was. In her article about early 20th-century records on page 29 Janet Few highlights how useful the 1911 enumerators’ books are in this situation. They enable you to easily work out the enumerator’s route without having to scroll through dozens of records. no to in the village it was. In her arly 20th-century records on Get In Touch Advertising t 0117 300 8804 e sophie.keenan@ourmedia.co.uk Editorial & Website Queries t 0117 300 8621 e wdytyaeditorial@ourmedia.co.uk Magazine App Support w ourmediaapps.co.uk/digital-contact-form Q&A Queries e wdytyaquestions@ourmedia.co.uk Subscriptions Help & FAQs t 03330 162120* t +44 1604 973728 (overseas) w ourmediashop.com/contactus w ourmediashop.com/faqs *UK calls will cost the same as other standard fixed-line numbers (starting 01 or 02) and are included as part of any inclusive or free minutes allowances (if offered by your phone tariff). Outside of free call packages call charges from mobile phones will cost between 3p and 55p per minute. Lines are open Monday to Friday 9am–5pm. M ho of we th vo m th One of the many perks of my job is that I have a subscription to all four of the main genealogy providers Ancestry, Findmypast, MyHeritage and TheGenealogist – and I honestly wouldn’t want to be without any of them. However, subscribing to all four websites is expensive, and it’s a luxury that most people can’t justify. We gave five volunteers from our Facebook Group two months to play around with all four websites. Turn to page 14 to read their verdict. I hope we inspire you to try some new options yourself. is c le One of the resources offered by genealogy subscription websites is the family trees created by their members. These can offer useful clues, but on page 20 Chloe O’Shea points out how and why they can lead you down the wrong track. ( Also this month we look at records from the early 20th century (page 29) and Post Office pension records (page 38), and share a brief overview of some of the websites out there that can help you find photographs of your village, your street and even perhaps your ancestors (page 35). I will certainly be checking out some of those. Finally, I loved the article about Greta Nicholls’ dodgy ancestor (page 58). If you have any tales of your more colourful relations that you would like to share with others, do please write in. We are all ears! Sarah Williams Editor sarah.williams@ourmedia.co.uk Contributors Nick Peers Nick writes our ‘Tech Tips’ each month, but this issue he has worked with a panel of readers to compare the four main subscription websites. See what they thought on page 14. Susannah Coster Susannah is an archivist at The Postal Museum, and shares advice for getting the most out of the newly digitised Post Office pension records on Ancestry on page 38. Felicity Day Felicity is a journalist who writes about British history and heritage, especially the Regency period. On page 54 she heads to the polling booth to explore the history of elections. whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com 3

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Welcome

PHOTOGRAPHS

ITE

-WH

BLACK-AND

OLD

OF

ILE

P/A

IMAGES

: GETTY

IMAGE

COVER

Sarah’s T p Tip

Use the 1911 enumerators’ books to pinpoint relatives’ rural addresses tives’ rural addresses st s th ses.

our in s use

By 1911, most people were living in towns and cities with clear addresses. However, in rural areas your family might be recorded in the census as living in a house called ‘Bank Cottage’ with no indication as to which house in the village it was. In her article about early 20th-century records on page 29 Janet Few highlights how useful the 1911 enumerators’ books are in this situation. They enable you to easily work out the enumerator’s route without having to scroll through dozens of records.

no to in the village it was. In her arly 20th-century records on

Get In Touch

Advertising t 0117 300 8804 e sophie.keenan@ourmedia.co.uk

Editorial & Website Queries t 0117 300 8621 e wdytyaeditorial@ourmedia.co.uk

Magazine App Support w ourmediaapps.co.uk/digital-contact-form

Q&A Queries e wdytyaquestions@ourmedia.co.uk

Subscriptions Help & FAQs t 03330 162120* t +44 1604 973728 (overseas) w ourmediashop.com/contactus w ourmediashop.com/faqs

*UK calls will cost the same as other standard fixed-line numbers (starting 01 or 02) and are included as part of any inclusive or free minutes allowances (if offered by your phone tariff). Outside of free call packages call charges from mobile phones will cost between 3p and 55p per minute. Lines are open Monday to Friday 9am–5pm.

M ho of we th vo m th

One of the many perks of my job is that I have a subscription to all four of the main genealogy providers Ancestry, Findmypast, MyHeritage and TheGenealogist – and I honestly wouldn’t want to be without any of them. However, subscribing to all four websites is expensive, and it’s a luxury that most people can’t justify. We gave five volunteers from our Facebook Group two months to play around with all four websites. Turn to page 14 to read their verdict. I hope we inspire you to try some new options yourself.

is c le

One of the resources offered by genealogy subscription websites is the family trees created by their members. These can offer useful clues, but on page 20 Chloe O’Shea points out how and why they can lead you down the wrong track.

(

Also this month we look at records from the early 20th century (page 29) and Post Office pension records (page 38), and share a brief overview of some of the websites out there that can help you find photographs of your village, your street and even perhaps your ancestors (page 35). I will certainly be checking out some of those.

Finally, I loved the article about Greta Nicholls’ dodgy ancestor (page 58). If you have any tales of your more colourful relations that you would like to share with others, do please write in. We are all ears!

Sarah Williams Editor sarah.williams@ourmedia.co.uk

Contributors

Nick Peers Nick writes our ‘Tech Tips’ each month, but this issue he has worked with a panel of readers to compare the four main subscription websites. See what they thought on page 14.

Susannah Coster Susannah is an archivist at The Postal Museum, and shares advice for getting the most out of the newly digitised Post Office pension records on Ancestry on page 38.

Felicity Day Felicity is a journalist who writes about British history and heritage, especially the Regency period. On page 54 she heads to the polling booth to explore the history of elections.

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