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Ellie Ayton

Welsh and proud, Ellie is the Social Media Manager at Findmypast. She’s traced her Overthrow line back to 16th century Gloucestershire, and was over the moon to find she has Scottish blood too.

Queen Elizabeth II during her official birthday parade

Why the King has two birthdays: The history of Trooping the Colour explained 

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10 quirky jobs from history that no longer exist 

Picture the past with even more old photos

A black and white photo of a group of nurses on some outside steps, with the word Fridays in the middle in a pink box.

Discover medical professionals in your family tree

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A tale of two towns – a local history of the Great Irish Famine 

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The best history podcasts to fuel your inner scholar, storyteller, and detective 

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Explore unique medical records this Findmypast Friday

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Brand new Army and Navy records

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Step into life aboard a Second World War Royal Navy submarine 

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Discover police officers, merchant seamen and more this Findmypast Friday

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Ten 100-year-old predictions for 2026 that are scarily accurate 

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Bravery and brotherhood: the Grimsby Chums and the First World War

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Delve into new and exclusive electoral records and more

ARP warden Patrick King

Local Home Front heroes: The brave air raid warden who rescued a blind woman

First World War soldiers gathered around a camp fire.

Delve deeper into the experiences of an everyday First World War soldier

Arthur, Henrietta and Edward Guinness

The real history behind Netflix’s House of Guinness

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Remembering the bravery of John Cruickshank, the last WW2 Victoria Cross recipient

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Your discoveries: How one family history discovery can change everything

This family broke records to boast six living generations and the only great-great-great-granny

A historical photo of people disembarking a ship, with the word Fridays written on a yellow text box.

Discover epic voyages with millions of new records