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Scott’s journey through genealogy: don’t believe everything you read

January 21, 2013, 6:00 am

In this blog series, genealogical historian Scott Phillips invites us along on his journey through genealogy and shares some of the lessons he’s learnt along the way. Hi everybody! I’m Scott Phillips...

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Ask the expert – tricky surname spellings

January 22, 2013, 2:01 am

Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Carole Buck in Hampshire: ‘I have come up against a block. My grandfather’s (Arthur Henry Willsher born in 1887 in Neath,...

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Famous family trees: Tom Ellis

January 23, 2013, 2:27 am

Welcome to the first ‘famous family trees’ blog of 2013. In this blog series, experienced family historian, Roy Stockdill, investigates the family histories of the famous, both living and dead. This...

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Famous family trees: Kate Winslet

February 20, 2013, 5:26 am

Welcome to the latest blog in our ‘famous family trees’ series. In this blog series, experienced family historian, Roy Stockdill, investigates the family histories of the famous, both living and dead....

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Famous family trees: Theresa May

March 19, 2013, 8:11 am

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Ask the expert – mysterious Scottish ancestor

April 29, 2013, 2:24 am

Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Hilary Hillier: ‘I am having difficulty finding the birth record of my great-grandmother Lily Mary Bruce. Her name has...

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Famous family trees: Michael Kitchen

May 9, 2013, 1:54 am

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Ask the expert – clues in the British Army Service Records

May 20, 2013, 3:43 am

Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Betty Watts: ‘This is a long shot but thought I would try this long outstanding research on you. My grandfather William...

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Ask the expert – complicated family

May 20, 2013, 3:59 am

Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Mike Coomber: ‘For several years I have been trying to find the birth certificate for my grandmother, without success. I...

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Famous family trees: Clare Balding

June 10, 2013, 9:01 am

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Ask the expert – missing birth certificate

July 22, 2013, 5:17 am

Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Rita Young: ‘No matter how much I have tried for the last six years, I cannot find a birth certificate for my grandfather....

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Ask the expert – Knock, Nock or Stocks?

July 22, 2013, 5:49 am

Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Shirley Hague: ‘Why can I not find any birth or marriage for my great-grandmother Clara Stocks, born in 1876 or 1877? I...

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Famous family trees: Sean Bean

July 22, 2013, 7:12 am

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Ask the expert – mystery parentage

September 23, 2013, 6:53 am

Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Michelle Colclough: ‘I am contacting you in the hope you can advise me on what to do next concerning two members of my...

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Ask the expert – descendant of a Lord?

September 23, 2013, 7:08 am

Our resident expert Stephen Rigden, pictured below, answers your queries. From Sharon Strutt: ‘Hello Stephen. My husband is supposedly a direct descendant of Lord Jedediah Strutt of Belper, Derbyshire....

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