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CONTENTS OCTOBER 2024 FEATURES 15 Grow Your Tree ON THE COVER Laura Berry from Who Do You Think You Are? shares 10 steps to help you uncover your ancestors’ stories 20 Railway Accidents ON THE COVER Mike Esbester of the Railway Work, Life & Death project explains how to find out if, like Rose Ayling-Ellis, you have a forebear who was injured on the railways 24 All About That Place ON THE COVER Else Churchill previews the online event All About That Place, and reveals why focusing on location can give family historians a different perspective 56 Voting Rights ON THE COVER Caroline Roope celebrates the Chartists’ hard-fought campaign to extend the vote in the 19th century RESEARCH ADVICE 33 Focus On ON THE COVER Genealogist Laura Berry reveals the Jamaican resources she used to research Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill’s roots 39 Best Websites ON THE COVER Jonathan Scott shares online resources for researching the Second Boer War (1899–1902) and its participants 42 Record Masterclass ON THE COVER Albertan researcher Gemma Noon explains how to trace British Home Children who were sent to Canada 15 42 YOUR RESEARCH 28 Reader Story ON THE COVER “I discovered my grandfather was a secret agent in Egypt during the First World War,” says Ash James 62 Eureka Moment Chris Hussey has researched the life of his illegitimate grandfather, identifying his father – and living ‘cousins’ 74 Family Hero Howard Benson remembers a religious relation who was a prisoner of the Japanese in the Second World War REGULARS 6 Letters Your ideas, comments and advice 9 What’s On Online and in-person talks, shows and exhibitions 10 News All of the latest developments and releases, including how 23andMe’s woes are affecting family historians 4 28 33 IVES IONAL ARCH NAT / THE RADFORD /MARK / UNP IMAGES GETTY whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com
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24 62 56 39 ITY IVERS UN / LANCASTER IMAGES GETTY whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com 45 SUBSCRIPTION OFFER 26 Subscribe Today And Get A Month’s FREE Trial 20 13 A b Off The Record Alan Crosby explains how our ancestors got their water before modern plumbing 45 Q&A This month’s questions include researching children’s homes, a potential link to a marquess, puzzling DNA results and the British government’s attitude towards naturalised citizens during the world wars 51 Wdytya? Magazine Shop Back issues, magazine storage and certificate binders 54 The Big Picture Paratroopers at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire prepare for Operation Market Garden, 17 September 1944 61 Your Projects Rosemary Collins learns about a history trail celebrating the heritage of Islington’s Jewish residents 64 Around Britain ON THE COVER Jonathan Scott reports from County Durham, where the county archive has received a dramatic upgrade 68 Gem From The Archive A student newspaper from Lancaster University, 1968 GUIDE 70 Books & Digital Picks This month’s family history inspiration 72 TV & Radio We preview the latest episodes of WDYTYA? 5

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Off The Record Alan Crosby explains how our ancestors got their water before modern plumbing

45 Q&A This month’s questions include researching children’s homes, a potential link to a marquess, puzzling DNA results and the British government’s attitude towards naturalised citizens during the world wars

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Wdytya? Magazine Shop Back issues, magazine storage and certificate binders

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The Big Picture Paratroopers at RAF Fairford in Gloucestershire prepare for Operation Market Garden, 17 September 1944

61 Your Projects Rosemary Collins learns about a history trail celebrating the heritage of Islington’s Jewish residents

64 Around Britain ON THE COVER

Jonathan Scott reports from County Durham, where the county archive has received a dramatic upgrade

68 Gem From The Archive A student newspaper from Lancaster University, 1968

GUIDE

70 Books & Digital Picks This month’s family history inspiration

72 TV & Radio We preview the latest episodes of WDYTYA?

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