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.
Step into life aboard a Second World War Royal Navy submarine
Discover police officers, merchant seamen and more this Findmypast Friday
Ten 100-year-old predictions for 2026 that are scarily accurate
Bravery and brotherhood: the Grimsby Chums and the First World War
Delve into new and exclusive electoral records and more
Local Home Front heroes: The brave air raid warden who rescued a blind woman
Delve deeper into the experiences of an everyday First World War soldier
The real history behind Netflix’s House of Guinness
Remembering the bravery of John Cruickshank, the last WW2 Victoria Cross recipient
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
Discover epic voyages with millions of new records
The shocking real story behind the Mitford Sisters TV show Outrageous
Forgotten voices – the contributions of 68 million women are unrecognised in historical records
VE Day at 80: are we forgetting the day that changed Europe forever?
The brave teenage codebreaker who helped pave the way for VE Day
These brave women secret agents died defending their countries
The WW2 Guernsey getaway that turned into a five-year holiday from hell
Who Do You Think You Are? Series 22: everything we know so far
