Amateur Family History Podcast (UK)

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A series of podcasts about the basics of UK family history. Early episodes are a 'how to' guide covering the basics. Contributions are welcome for later episodes to cover more advanced techniques and more in-depth genealogical topics. Please contact amateurfamilyhistory@gmail.com

Andy Holmes


    • Jan 6, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 29m AVG DURATION
    • 33 EPISODES


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    Episode 33 – The 1921 Census: a first look

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2022 28:38


    An initial view of the new records

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    Episode 32 – The 1921 census: a look ahead

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2021 33:23


    A look ahead to January's release.

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    Episode 31 – Family History Societies: Part 2 (and other stuff besides)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2021 27:25


    Family History Societies and other topics

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    Episode 30 – Family History Societies: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2021 25:19


    A look at the invaluable world of Family History Societies.

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    Episode 29 – World War 1 Genealogy: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2021 27:59


    The second podcast (of two) about this fascinating topic

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    Episode 28 – World War 1 Genealogy: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2021 24:14


    Trace your ancestors in the Great War.

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    Episode 27 – Workhouses: Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2021 29:27


    Following on from Part 1

    Episode 26 – Workhouses: Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2021 27:02


    Part 1 of 2

    Episode 25 – More on industrial accidents – featuring your stories and tips

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 29:47


    Your stories and more hints for finding industrial accidents

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    Episode 24 – Industrial accidents involving your ancestors

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2020 34:15


    This episode focuses on mining disasters

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    Episode 23 – Telling your Ancestors’ stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2020 38:27


    Two listeners share their approaches.

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    Episode 22 – Preserving your research for future generations

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2020


    Proven techniques to commit your tree writing

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    Episode 21 – Perfect your technique by doing someone else’s tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2020


    A great way to practice

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    Episode 20 – Genealogical odds and ends

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2020


    Family history odds and ends

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    Episode 19 – Irish Genealogy (Part 3)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2020


    Part 3 of 3 on Irish research

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    Episode 18 – Irish Genealogy (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020


    Part 2 of 3

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    Episode 17 – Irish Genealogy (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 17, 2020


    Part 1 of 3

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    Episode 16 – Your criminal ancestors

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020


    Tracing your wayward ancestors.

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    Episode 15 – Your ancestors’ homes in the early 1900s

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2020


    The 1910-1915 valuation survey shines a light into life in the early 1900s

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    Episode 14 – Wills and probate

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2019


    Where there's a will... there's genealogy.

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    Episode 13 – Tracing the places your ancestors called home

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2019


    Put yourself in your ancestors' shoes

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    Episode 12 – DNA: Next steps

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2019


    DNA guru, Donna Rutherford, gives help, advice and direction

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    Episode 11 – DNA: Intro (with focus on autosomal)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2019


    An introduction to DNA and genetic genealogy.

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    Episode 10 – Basics: Cemeteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2019


    Locating ancestors' final resting places can be a rewarding experience.

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    Episode 9 – Basics: Searching old newspapers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019


    Add personality to your family tree with historic newspapers.

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    Episode 8 – Interview: Behind the scenes at FreeBMD

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2019


    Find out how an army of volunteers keeps FreeBMD, FreeCen and FreeReg running.

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    Episode 7 – Basics : Parish Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 21, 2019


    Add colour to your tree with Parish Records. Also, a quick FreeBMD tip.

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    Episode 6 – Basics: Searching death records

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2019


    Death records, Feb/Mar genealogy news and an invaluable lesson.

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    Episode 5 – Basics: Searching Marriage Records

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2019


    Marriage records, GRO price changes and Stuart's story

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    Episode 4 – Basics: Searching Birth records

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 25, 2019


    How to search civil birth records before buying certificates

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    Episode 3 – Basics: Census records

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2019


    A key building block of family history research.

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    Episode 2 – Basics: The 1939 Register

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2018


    A good place to start. Find your ancestors on the eve of WW2.

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    Episode 1 – Basics: Before you start researching

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2018


    A list of ten things you may find useful before researching.

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