Amateur Family History Podcast (UK)

By Andy Holmes

A series of podcasts about the basics of UK family history. Early episodes are a 'how to' guide covering the basics. Contributions are welcome for later episodes to cover more advanced techniques and more in-depth genealogical topics. Please contact amateurfamilyhistory@gmail.com

  1. 1.
    Episode 26 – Workhouses: Part 1
    27:01
  2. 2.
    Episode 25 – More on industrial accidents – featuring your stories and tips
    29:46
  3. 3.
    Episode 24 – Industrial accidents involving your ancestors
    34:14
  4. 4.
    Episode 23 – Telling your Ancestors’ stories
    38:26
  5. 5.
    Episode 22 – Preserving your research for future generations
    31:34
  6. 6.
    Episode 21 – Perfect your technique by doing someone else’s tree
    37:26
  7. 7.
    Episode 20 – Genealogical odds and ends
    31:38
  8. 8.
    Episode 19 – Irish Genealogy (Part 3)
    26:25
  1. 9.
    Episode 18 – Irish Genealogy (Part 2)
    23:58
  2. 10.
    Episode 17 – Irish Genealogy (Part 1)
    28:06
  3. 11.
    Episode 16 – Your criminal ancestors
    27:51
  4. 12.
    Episode 15 – Your ancestors’ homes in the early 1900s
    27:50
  5. 13.
    Episode 14 – Wills and probate
    26:16
  6. 14.
    Episode 13 – Tracing the places your ancestors called home
    32:53
  7. 15.
    Episode 12 – DNA: Next steps
    32:09
  8. 16.
    Episode 11 – DNA: Intro (with focus on autosomal)
    34:55
  9. 17.
    Episode 10 – Basics: Cemeteries
    25:00
  10. 18.
    Episode 9 – Basics: Searching old newspapers
    29:26
  11. 19.
    Episode 8 – Interview: Behind the scenes at FreeBMD
    24:57
  12. 20.
    Episode 7 – Basics : Parish Records
    22:46
  13. 21.
    Episode 6 – Basics: Searching death records
    28:25
  14. 22.
    Episode 5 – Basics: Searching Marriage Records
    20:52
  15. 23.
    Episode 4 – Basics: Searching Birth records
    27:13
  16. 24.
    Episode 3 – Basics: Census records
    26:56
  17. 25.
    Episode 2 – Basics: The 1939 Register
    20:00
  18. 26.
    Episode 1 – Basics: Before you start researching
    23:23

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