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The Whitechapel Windmill
Judah Bergman, otherwise known as ‘Jack Kid Berg’, to this day is considered one of the finest boxers Great Britain has produced. Berg was born to a poor Jewish family in Whitechapel, East… more →
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The Whitechapel Windmill
Alex Daley, Findmypast Editor wrote 1 year ago: Judah Bergman, otherwise known as ‘Jack Kid Berg’, to this day is considered one of the … more →
Cary Grant
Alex Daley, Findmypast Editor wrote 1 year ago: The Hollywood star familiar to millions as Cary Grant was born Archibald Alec Leach, in Bristol in 1 … more →
Passenger Lists statistics and graphs
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Declan Ryan, Findmypast Editor wrote 1 year ago: Now that the Passenger Lists are a complete set we’ve been looking at trends and patterns in t … more →
Passenger Lists now complete with launch of the final decade
Declan Ryan, Findmypast Editor wrote 1 year ago: Search for ancestors from 1890-1960 The last decade of the Passenger Lists has now been added, allow … more →
Jewish refugees
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Declan Ryan, Findmypast Editor wrote 1 year ago: As the Nazi Party’s anti-Semitic agenda became clearer and more brutal, thousands of Jews fled … more →
War Brides
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Declan Ryan, Findmypast Editor wrote 1 year ago: Thousands of British women found love during the Second World War. American and Canadian troops stat … more →
New decade added to the Passenger Lists - 1940 - 1949
Declan Ryan, Findmypast Editor wrote 1 year ago: Findmypast.com has added another decade of records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists currently avai … more →
Domestics in the Passenger Lists
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Declan Ryan, Findmypast Editor wrote 2 years ago: The Passenger Lists on ancestorsonboard.com allow you exclusive access to records which help to fill … more →
Checking in with your American Ancestors
Declan Ryan, Findmypast Editor wrote 2 years ago: A feature of the Passenger Lists, from the 1920s on, is the inclusion of a last known address in the … more →
The Contenders - The Gorgeous Gael, The Tonypandy Terror and The Whitechapel Windmill
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Declan Ryan, Findmypast Editor wrote 2 years ago: The new decade of the BT27 Passenger Lists on ancestorsonboard.com contains a great number of notabl … more →
New decade added to the Passenger lists - 1930-1939
Declan Ryan, Findmypast Editor wrote 2 years ago: Findmypast.com has added another decade of records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists currently avai … more →
Titanic - unknown child mystery solved at last
Declan Ryan, Findmypast Editor wrote 2 years ago: Six days after the Titanic sank, the body of a baby boy was found and recovered from the North Atlan … more →
Another decade added to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists 1920 - 1929
Stephen Rigden wrote 2 years ago: Ancestorsonboard.com has added another decade of records to the UK Outbound Passenger Lists currentl … more →
A surprising find - conclusion
Debra Chatfield wrote 2 years ago: My oldest surviving relative on the Towell side of the family is my Auntie Rene, now aged 86 and sti … more →
Thousands are sailing
Stephen Rigden wrote 2 years ago: “Thousands are sailing / Across the western ocean / To a land of opportunity / That some of th … more →
Blue Riband
Stephen Rigden wrote 2 years ago: The Cunard Line’s RMS Lusitania is renowned for various reasons, not least of which is its sin … more →
So that is where they went: using BT27 passenger lists to break down brick walls
Stephen Rigden wrote 2 years ago: Thomas was born in 1885 in his home town and I had found him marrying his wife Lucy in 1904 and havi … more →
Across the main to Maine
Stephen Rigden wrote 2 years ago: The Allan Line and the Dominion Line both served North American ports from their bases in Liverpool. … more →
Why we should be thankful for the Merchant Shipping Act 1906
Stephen Rigden wrote 2 years ago: BT27 records details of many types of traveller: emigrant, businessman, tourist, diplomat and so on. … more →
