Nice piece on research by Prof Hannah O'Regan on the brown bear in Britain bbc.co.uk/news/science-e…

There are many different things you can do with your DNA matches, but triangulation wouldn't be in my top 10. See this Masterclass lostcousins.com/newsletters2/w…

Thanks, Debbie - both electronic tickets still available as of mid-day today, note that they are concession (over-60s etc) tickets.

I would expect the husband to be named as the father IF he was indeed the father.

Important not to forget that the census also has a heritage value - a lot of what we know about Victorians comes from census schedules. lostcousins.com/newsletters2/o…

DNA is amazing but there are limits... someone asked me this week whether it was possible to extract DNA from her mother's ashes - I wish! Debbie Kennett 🧬🌳 #DNA

Wow, you really know how to enjoy yourself on vacation!

Society of Genealogists closed until further notice sog.org.uk/about/coronavi…

Why do Worldpay make life so difficult for their users? Perhaps if they read this article they'll realise how confusing it is for ordinary people. lostcousins.com/newsletters2/m…

What really happened to the 1931 England & Wales Census.... lostcousins.com/newsletters2/l…

Mothers on marriage certificates - best intentions, worst results lostcousins.com/newsletters2/l…

Who would be King if Queen Victoria's eldest child had succeeded her? Clue - it wouldn't be Charles. Find out more in my latest newsletter lostcousins.com/newsletters2/l…

Free spinach and the right to bare arms - it's in the Constitution

Ancestry's SideView for matches went live today - and then it disappeared again... shame, because it was looking really good! Crista Cowan 🍃Ancestry Corporate Genealogist Ancestry

Sad news - Guy Etchells has passed away linkedin.com/feed/update/ur… Thanks to Guy we all got early access to the 1911 Census, allowing me to show my father and aunt their families - by the time that the census was due for release in 2012 both were gone. Guy, you will be remembered!

Why clerical errors would of occurred frequently lostcousins.com/newsletters2/l…

For a more recent example see lostcousins.com/newsletters2/m…

Found some lovely manicules in the Manorial documents I was looking at yesterday. I always feel they're a bit like the medieval/early-modern equivalent of the highlight pen: "This bit is important!"

DWP still ripping off pensioners by not giving 0345 number (free for most people) in Winter Fuel Payment letter parliament.uk/business/publi… via UK Parliament

Must have started young! x.com/DebbieKennett/…