Sophie 🌳🏰
@sophie-searches.bsky.social
🍃 Genealogist, Family Historian, Probate Researcher // 15th century WOTR historian 👑 // graduate @yorkmedieval.bsky.social
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Good Evening all- how is it December! 😭 Has anyone else had the Thrulines update on #Ancestry ? It doesn’t seem to work well on my little laptop 🥲
December 1, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Good Evening all- how is it December! 😭 Has anyone else had the Thrulines update on #Ancestry ? It doesn’t seem to work well on my little laptop 🥲
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The cost of obtaining copies of probate grants, wills or letters of administration will increase from £1.50 to £16 per copy on 17th November 2025.
This huge increase in cost will no doubt have a significant impact on FH research. If possible order any wills you want in advance of this increase.
This huge increase in cost will no doubt have a significant impact on FH research. If possible order any wills you want in advance of this increase.
November 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The cost of obtaining copies of probate grants, wills or letters of administration will increase from £1.50 to £16 per copy on 17th November 2025.
This huge increase in cost will no doubt have a significant impact on FH research. If possible order any wills you want in advance of this increase.
This huge increase in cost will no doubt have a significant impact on FH research. If possible order any wills you want in advance of this increase.
Reposted by Sophie 🌳🏰
The new, more accessible #FreeBMD website is up! Check out the About page for all the improvements.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.freebmd2.org.uk
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.freebmd2.org.uk
Search Query | FreeBMD
FreeBMD provides free on-line access to the GRO indexes of births, marriages and deaths for England and Wales.
www.freebmd2.org.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
The new, more accessible #FreeBMD website is up! Check out the About page for all the improvements.
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.freebmd2.org.uk
#Genealogy #FamilyHistory
www.freebmd2.org.uk
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Breaking DNA News!! AncestryDNA has released their much anticipated Ancestral Origins 2025 Update! Go take a look at your results, I can’t wait to hear what differences you notice! #dna #genealogy
October 9, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Breaking DNA News!! AncestryDNA has released their much anticipated Ancestral Origins 2025 Update! Go take a look at your results, I can’t wait to hear what differences you notice! #dna #genealogy
October 9, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Hello #Genealogy friends- how have you all been? A very long time since I’ve logged in 🙈
October 8, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Hello #Genealogy friends- how have you all been? A very long time since I’ve logged in 🙈
Hello- how is everyone in the #Genealogy world? I’ve been missing GenChat/ Ancestry Hour- unfortunately these days I am usually asleep/ getting read for bed by 8 as I start work early 😴
I think I’ve *finally* managed to make some headway with my German ancestors in the last few days! ☺️
I think I’ve *finally* managed to make some headway with my German ancestors in the last few days! ☺️
January 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hello- how is everyone in the #Genealogy world? I’ve been missing GenChat/ Ancestry Hour- unfortunately these days I am usually asleep/ getting read for bed by 8 as I start work early 😴
I think I’ve *finally* managed to make some headway with my German ancestors in the last few days! ☺️
I think I’ve *finally* managed to make some headway with my German ancestors in the last few days! ☺️
Reposted by Sophie 🌳🏰
Hello! We're Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, Britain's bestselling genealogy magazine! We've just joined Bluesky - who should we follow from the world of #familyhistory?
January 27, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Hello! We're Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, Britain's bestselling genealogy magazine! We've just joined Bluesky - who should we follow from the world of #familyhistory?
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A nice article about the plans for the 1926 census release next year. #GenHour www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...
Ireland bids to woo heritage hunters with US and UK launch events for release of 1926 census records
Public launches are being planned in Ireland, the UK and the US by the Government for the historic release of census records from 100 years ago next year.
www.independent.ie
January 26, 2025 at 10:51 AM
A nice article about the plans for the 1926 census release next year. #GenHour www.independent.ie/irish-news/i...
Another archive joining BlueSky- for those in the #Genealogy world who are interested and have Berkshire ancestors like me. (Although technically now Oxfordshire).
I fondly remember my work experience here back in 2018 😊
I fondly remember my work experience here back in 2018 😊
Hello! We've just joined BlueSky! For those who don't know us, we are the Archives of the Royal County of Berkshire & we hold historical records going back nearly 900 years!
Discover more about us on our website:
www.royalberkshirearchives.org.uk
Discover more about us on our website:
www.royalberkshirearchives.org.uk
January 24, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Another archive joining BlueSky- for those in the #Genealogy world who are interested and have Berkshire ancestors like me. (Although technically now Oxfordshire).
I fondly remember my work experience here back in 2018 😊
I fondly remember my work experience here back in 2018 😊
After sitting in A and E for over ten hours (for a relative, not myself) this is exactly what I need to hear!
Loaded my first record 😀
Loaded my first record 😀
The #1921Census for England and Wales is now available to search on Ancestry.
England: ancestry.co.uk/search/colle...
Wales: ancestry.co.uk/search/colle...
#Genealogy #GenHour #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudies
England: ancestry.co.uk/search/colle...
Wales: ancestry.co.uk/search/colle...
#Genealogy #GenHour #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudies
January 6, 2025 at 2:10 PM
After sitting in A and E for over ten hours (for a relative, not myself) this is exactly what I need to hear!
Loaded my first record 😀
Loaded my first record 😀
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One strategy (there are others!) for tackling illegitimacy or the lack of a birth certificate in England/Wales - #GenHour #Genealogy : www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk/cant-find-a-...
Can’t find a birth certificate? A strategy for illegitimacy | Family History Gifts
Can't find a birth certificate? You're probably searching for the wrong name. Here is a strategy to find certificates including ones for illegitimate children.
www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk
November 26, 2024 at 2:13 PM
One strategy (there are others!) for tackling illegitimacy or the lack of a birth certificate in England/Wales - #GenHour #Genealogy : www.familyhistorygifts.co.uk/cant-find-a-...
Hello everyone at #GenHour- a brief stop in from me today!
I have been confined to my house a lot due to flooding this week (I was luckily not affected.)
In better news, I came across possibly one of the best newspaper articles so far in my research concerning my illegitimate 4x ggrandfather!
I have been confined to my house a lot due to flooding this week (I was luckily not affected.)
In better news, I came across possibly one of the best newspaper articles so far in my research concerning my illegitimate 4x ggrandfather!
Good morning from New Zealand #GenHour What has everyone been up to #Genealogy -wise over the past week?
November 28, 2024 at 8:14 PM
Hello everyone at #GenHour- a brief stop in from me today!
I have been confined to my house a lot due to flooding this week (I was luckily not affected.)
In better news, I came across possibly one of the best newspaper articles so far in my research concerning my illegitimate 4x ggrandfather!
I have been confined to my house a lot due to flooding this week (I was luckily not affected.)
In better news, I came across possibly one of the best newspaper articles so far in my research concerning my illegitimate 4x ggrandfather!
Hello all at #GenHour. I hope everyone’s well-I have been sat in my pjamas all day fighting off a very nasty cough 😭 However, at least it gives me an excuse to spend some time with my Yorkshire ancestors…
November 21, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Hello all at #GenHour. I hope everyone’s well-I have been sat in my pjamas all day fighting off a very nasty cough 😭 However, at least it gives me an excuse to spend some time with my Yorkshire ancestors…
Copy and paste to introduce yourself to #Genealogy Bluesky.
Years researching: 10+ years
Hobbyist or pro: Hobbyist
Fun fact/Wildest discovery: finding my grandfather’s biological family through DNA- he was a foundling
My niche/s: Home Counties, but my research has taken me everywhere!
Years researching: 10+ years
Hobbyist or pro: Hobbyist
Fun fact/Wildest discovery: finding my grandfather’s biological family through DNA- he was a foundling
My niche/s: Home Counties, but my research has taken me everywhere!
Copy and paste to introduce yourself to #Genealogy Bluesky.
Years researching: 15 years
Hobbyist or pro: Hobbyist (for now!)
Fun fact/Wildest discovery: My brick wall ancestor from 1889, found out she had a twin sister!
My niche/s: English & Scottish Genealogy!
Years researching: 15 years
Hobbyist or pro: Hobbyist (for now!)
Fun fact/Wildest discovery: My brick wall ancestor from 1889, found out she had a twin sister!
My niche/s: English & Scottish Genealogy!
November 17, 2024 at 7:55 PM
Copy and paste to introduce yourself to #Genealogy Bluesky.
Years researching: 10+ years
Hobbyist or pro: Hobbyist
Fun fact/Wildest discovery: finding my grandfather’s biological family through DNA- he was a foundling
My niche/s: Home Counties, but my research has taken me everywhere!
Years researching: 10+ years
Hobbyist or pro: Hobbyist
Fun fact/Wildest discovery: finding my grandfather’s biological family through DNA- he was a foundling
My niche/s: Home Counties, but my research has taken me everywhere!
Hello everyone at #GenHour. I cannot join today as I am out for dinner before my birthday tomorrow. I look forward to seeing everyone from the other place, and making new friends here ☺️
November 14, 2024 at 8:26 PM
Hello everyone at #GenHour. I cannot join today as I am out for dinner before my birthday tomorrow. I look forward to seeing everyone from the other place, and making new friends here ☺️