CONTENTS JUNE 2022
FEATURES 17 Find Elusive Ancestors ON THE COVER
Genealogist Katherine Cobb shares expert advice for smashing brick walls and growing your family tree
22 DNA Family Secrets ON THE COVER
Jonathan Wright goes behind the scenes of the hit show
26 Truant Kids ON THE COVER
Ruth A Symes explains the evolution of compulsory education and how to find school-attendance records
32 Living DNA Debbie Kennett profiles the popular DNA-testing firm
70 Pioneers Of First Aid ON THE COVER
Sara Tor reveals the origins of the first-aid movement
RESEARCH ADVICE 51 Best Websites ON THE COVER
Key online resources for finding blue blood in your tree
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Record Masterclass ON THE COVER
Was your relation on a register of habitual drunkards?
60 Tech Tips ON THE COVER
Get to grips with Ancestry’s revamped mobile app
62 Focus On ON THE COVER
Else Churchill explains what 20th-century employment records are available to learn about your forebears
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YOUR RESEARCH 34 Reader Story Meet Robert Nurden’s remarkable grandfather
48 My Family Album Helen Taylor from Linlithgow shares her photographs
68 Eureka Moment ON THE COVER
“A DNA test revealed my grandfather’s identity,” says Janet Cockerill who uncovered a wartime romance
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Family Hero How Margaret Rice’s relation helped to settle Virginia
REGULARS 6 Letters Your ideas, comments and advice
9 What’s On Online and in-person talks, shows and tutorials
11 News All of the latest developments and record releases
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