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Q I’m researching my Howell/Willington ancestors. In the 1891 census, Hannah Howell, 50, widow lived at 77 Leabrook Road, Wednesbury, with her granddaughter Hannah Howell, seven. In 1901, Hannah is at

How do you research your family history when you’re adopted? Do you follow the lines of your biological parents, assuming you know who they are, or do you investigate your adopted parents’ families? K

As many of my roots are in Suffolk I was interested to read your recent article on Suffolk resources. I was not previously aware of the Suffolk Records Society so will look into their holdings with in

We all have photos in our family archives of people who are not direct relations but played an important part in the lives of our ancestors. My uncle, Gerald Cruwys, who sadly died in the Second World

Castle Gate is a ghost town in Price Canyon, Utah, in the western USA. During the early 1920s it was a thriving coal-mining settlement and workers flocked there from all over the world, including my S

When Kathleen’s four babies died one by one, her grief was all consuming. But things were about to get far worse…