Our photo expert, Jayne Shrimpton, analyses your family photos. Corrinne Ryan sent us her photo and asked: 'This mysterious photograph was in my grandmother's photo album, along with the name 'Aunty Olive'. That is all I know. To date I have been unable to find an Aunty Olive, but if I could h...Read More

Our photo expert, Jayne Shrimpton, analyses your family photos. Claire Oliver sent us her photo and asked: 'I was wondering whether you could tell me about this photograph, which was found, with many others, in my aunty’s attic after her death. We have no idea which family members they represen...Read More

Our resident military expert Paul Nixon, pictured below, breaks down your military brick walls. From Bill: 'My granddad, Pte Isaac Mirfield 9924 3rd btn West York's Reg't, was discharged as medically unfit in June 1917. I would like to know what battle would he have been engaged in prior to his d...Read More

Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Norman Martin: 'Hi I have a problem with my breeze/Bullen ancestry. What I know: Alfred Breeze Married Mary Ann Bullen at the Chapel of Pulham St. Mary Magdelen Norfolk on 9 October 1842. The bride’s father is giv...Read More

Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Gail Lewis in Canada: 'I am trying to find my grandfather and step-grandfather, both of whom appear to have left no records behind. I have found no records of my grandfather, Harry White, other than what is given on m...Read More

We're very pleased to announce the winner of our January newsletter competition, in which we asked you 'What is the total number of London Docklands baptisms on findmypast.co.uk, following our latest release?' Congratulations go to Susan Grant from Essex who wins a copy of 'London at War' by Alan Brooks. Thanks t...Read More

Search for your ancestors in the 1891 Scottish census on findmypast.co.uk The 1891 census recorded the population of Scotland at around 4,016,000. Anyone with Scottish ancestors will be keen to search these records for new details to add to their family tree. As with the 1841-188...Read More

Today is Charles Dickens' 200th birthday and to mark the occasion, we've been investigating the records on findmypast.co.uk to see what they can tell us about Dickens' life. We feel like we know Dickens a little bit better following our research - read on to find out what our records reveal about this extraordinary ...Read More

Search 38,269 new Lincolnshire parish marriage records for 76,538 people on findmypast.co.uk You can view the list of parishes and places these records cover (PDF) The records span the period 1699-1838 and wi...Read More

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