Issue Detail
Issue 172
August 2009
South West Special
WEST COUNTRY SPECIAL
We take you on a tour of the cathedral city of Salisbury, guide you round the Bath's Guildhall archives, and revisit the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs 175 years on. If your ancestors were from the South West, keep reading!
FIRST STEPS IN FAMILY HISTORY
Our series for beginners continues. Step 3: The census
A GLASS ACT
The occupation of glass-maker revealed
FOR YOUR SPIES ONLY
Investigating the Intelligence Corps
RECORD SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS
Using the journals of regional societies in your research
THE SURNAME WILSON
The etymology and distribution of this common name
MY ANCESTOR WAS A WELSH BARD
One reader discovers a poet in her family tree
LOCAL FOCUS
Royston and District FHS
Competition
We are offering the exciting opportunity to win ten new books that we have reviewed over the last year. They include Forgotten Voices of Dunkirk by Joshua Levine, The Oxford Companion to Family History by David Hey, and Nick Barratt’s Guide to Your Ancestor’s Lives among others. To be in with a chance of winning simply send you answer to the following question with your name and address to fhm@metropolis.co.uk by 23rd August.
Q Which wartime prime minister was the only British PM to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature?