Antony Marr

What better way to celebrate #WorldBookDay than to pre-order a copy of my brand new book, Genealogy Methods and Techniques, due to be published (UK) two weeks today!

#genealogy #ancestry #researchmethods

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Well done to Janet Smith who has become a Member of AGRA. Janet regularly visits London archives and has undertaken numerous courses of study, culminating in an IHGS Diploma in Genealogy. www.agra.org.uk/janet-smith-...

Welcome to Nick Fitzgerald who joins us as an Associate. Nick is based in Hampshire and specialises in military genealogy from the 1600s to the present. www.agra.org.uk/nick-fitzger...

I'd actually forgotten that there is a new site ....
#Genealogy

I'm still using the old site ... I find it easier & much quicker.

Digging through #archive catalogues can be so useful - this b*stardy order ( more politely known as an "order for filiation and maintenance") from 1812 relates to a child who was my 3xG Grandmother. Now I know who her father was - allegedly.
#Lancashire #Genealogy #NotOnline

Looking for a professional genealogist or archival researcher in England and Wales? Use our Directory to find an AGRA Member or Associate who can help you. agra.org.uk/memberbrowse

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Join Gill Thomas for a half day course on Researching Welsh Ancestry with the Society of Genealogists, Saturday 28 February. portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

My late father, who watched #Rovers from the 1930s to the 2000s always said that Tom Finney was the best player he ever saw play, by far.

or combine the two ....as a #MetPolice officer many years ago we used to travel by #tube a lot, sometimes in the driver's cab. If you were lucky they would let you drive !

They are usually only a couple of quarters behind current so 2019 will be available ( they're on microfiche).

So nice to have a #morningwalk without rain ...local wildlife appreciating it too
#Worcestershire

AGRA's 2026 Spring Study Day is at The Maltings in Ely, on Saturday 16 May with the title 'Community and Landscape: how surroundings shaped our ancestors' lives'. Members and Associates will receive information in due course.

Here in #Worcestershire we are hoping today might be the first day with no rain we've had in 2026 🤞

Snap ..... although a bit earlier.
My grandmother's policy from 1889. Paid out £10 when she died in 1967..
#Genealogy #Insurance

Our next advice session at The London Archives will be on Saturday 14 February. Come and speak to our expert volunteers. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ask-the-ex...

Three years ago today we lost this absolute legend.

There's hardly a day goes by that I don't think about something I'd like to ask her or recall some of her words of wisdom. How else would I know how to spell necessary ('one collar two sleeves' - so, 1 'c' 2 's's)?

RIP Audrey Collins (1954-2023)

AGRA will be online at The Family History Show this Saturday. Do come along and talk to us. AGRA Member and Secretary Cathy Soughton is also giving a talk on House History Sources. thefamilyhistoryshow.com/virtual/exhi...

Disunited

And then #GRO telling the transcribers involved in the creation of the new online index that whatever comes after "formerly" is the mothers maiden name.....
#genealogy
#CivilRegistration

Caused by a few registrars, at the beginning of registration, recording mothers with the first name repeated, so "Hannah HUNT formerly Hannah COLEMAN" using one of those on your list as an example.
#Genealogy
#CivilRegistration

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I have.....sounds like a fair assessment. 😀

An occasional copy is one sent to GRO outside of the normal quarterly returns process and would usually indicate some sort of correction. Having a different reference number is unusual ... if you want to send me images of the 2 certs via chat I may be able to help further

Wonderful film of London in 1985 - includes two young police women I remember so well ( Steph & Jo). The days when patrol didn't involve stab vests, tasers or CS spray ( and sometimes not even a radio).
www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

@mpsheritage.bsky.social
#Kensington
#1980s
#Memories #Police

The Ashes 2025/26 fifth Test - day five highlights: Australia beat England by five wickets to seal 4-1 Ashes win After bowling England out for 342, Australia chase down their winning target of 160 with five wickets in hand to win the fifth Ashes Test on the final day in Sydney, sealing a 4-1 series win to retain...

There's a whole team of them just lost a test series in Australia....
www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

NextGEN: Call for presentations. The Society of Genealogists and Family History Federation are arranging an online conference for young genealogists on Saturday 14 November 2026. A talk on preparing proposals is on 12 July. portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/1...

Duke of Marlborough denies strangling estranged wife The 70-year-old pleads not guilty to attacking his estranged wife Edla Griffiths on three occasions.

There's a face I remember very well from my time In the #MetPolice working in Kensington & Chelsea in the #1980s .... #HappyMemories
#Churchill #Marlborough

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I am so excited to show you the cover for my new book, Genealogy Methods and Techniques - A Practical Guide to Research, due for publication Feb-Mar 2026 but available for pre-order now.

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#Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Methodology #PublishedAuthor