Family Tree Magazine: July 2023

FAMILY HISTORY NEWS
Rachel Bellerby reports on the latest from the genealogy scene.

IMMIGRATION
Chris Paton looks at some of the motives for migration to the British Isles and provides useful leads to track down the records to trace our family histories.

DISCOVER THE SIX HATS METHOD FOR GENEALOGY
Do you feel as though you’re juggling many balls when doing your genealogy? If so, you’re not alone. However, introducing a sound methodology can dramatically improve your genealogical thinking, and enable you to more
effectively assess the historical records that you encounter time after time. To that end Dr Sophie Kay is here to help you master the Six Hats method!

94% EUROPEAN & 6% AFRICAN DNA
TRACING MY AFRICAN ANCESTOR
Many of us are aware that over the centuries, there have been inter-racial relationships between Africans and Europeans and recent advancements in consumer DNA testing further confirms this. Genealogist Yetunde Abiola
reflects on our shared history and the unique stories that we may come across in the course of researching our family’s history.

INVESTIGATING CLANDESTINE MARRAIGES
A case study by Dave Annal.

THE SOUNDTRACJ OF OUR LIVES
Charlotte Soares invites us to add some richness to our research by imagining the variety of music our ancestors would have experienced — from a sing-song around the piano to a performance in a concert hall.

‘RESEARCHING THE FATE OF THE SS BARON ERSKINE
In late 1941 crew member Thomas Parker White was bound for the UK, on the SS Baron Erskine. Separated from the relative safety of the convoy, the Baron Erskine’s future swiftly became vulnerable. Deborah Pugh relates the events that unfolded next.

THE LOST GARDENERS OF WORSLEY
Adele Emm uses census records and online research to chart the varying fortunes of eight young men who were photographed working in the gardens of Worsley Hall in the early 20th century.

WRITING A GENEALOGY ARTICLE
Simon Wills has over 30 years’ experience of writing for magazines, books and websites. Here, he shares some tips on the right approach to help get you published.

YOUR DNA WORKSHOP
This month, Karen Evans helps reader Mark use DNA techniques to delve into the mystery of who the father of his maternal great-grandmother was.

QUICK & DIRTY TREES TASK OF THE MONTH
You’ve found a promising DNA match, but they have no tree. What’s the next step? Learn how to create a ‘quick & dirty” tree — to help identify how you and your DNA matches may be related.

SPOTLIGHT ON… The Airedale & ‘Wharfedale Family History Society
Stanley Merridew introduces a society that marks its fifth anniversary this year, showing how the merging of two separate societies created a stronger group.

SAYING NO TO NOTIFICATIONS
This month, Diane Lindsay urges us to take a step back from those tempting online family history hints that seem to promise the world — or a new ancestor at the very least — and instead go back to basics with our older research.

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