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This is part of a series of articles; the intention is to provide an overview of useful family and local history records in existence, covering the period 1066-1485. Each article can be enjoyed as a s

Q Is it possible to have a death in a workhouse with no subsequent death certificate in 1885? I have the record from Ancestry of the death. Mary Ann Arnold born 1854, death May 1885 (maybe Mar 1885),

Emilie Le Breton (better known as Lillie Langtry, 1853–1929), actor; Graeme Le Saux (born 1968), footballer; the Lord Mayor of London Sir Paul Le Mesurier (1755-1805); and Maya Le Tissier (born 2002),

I am writing in connection with Sarah Williams’ article “What’s in a Name” in the July issue of the magazine. My great great grandmother, Ann Rogers Wardleworth née Bell, was widowed in 1860 at the ag

Before the Oxford City Police force was established in 1869, policing the city had been a joint operation between constables of the University of Oxford at night and constables of the city’s watch dur

Ballast Hills is a largely forgotten, unconsecrated burial site in the heart of Newcastle. Also known locally as Grannies Fields or Plaguey Fields, it became the final resting place for generations of