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March newsletter competition winner

We’re very pleased to announce the winner of our March newsletter competition. We asked you ‘In which year did Margaret Westminster get married in St Clement Danes?’

Congratulations go to Tracy Suthers from Lancashire who correctly answered ’1745′. Tracy wins a copy of ‘Family Matters: A History of Genealogy’ by Michael Sharpe.

Thanks to all of you who entered – look out for the next competition question in our April newsletter, coming your way very soon.

January newsletter competition winner

We’re very pleased to announce the winner of our January newsletter competition, in which we asked you ‘What is the total number of London Docklands baptisms on findmypast.co.uk, following our latest release?’

Congratulations go to Susan Grant from Essex who wins a copy of ‘London at War’ by Alan Brooks.

Thanks to all of you who entered – see the next competition question in our February newsletter, coming very soon.

December newsletter competition winner

We’re pleased to announce the winner of our December newsletter competition. We asked you this question:

‘What is the name of the column in the 1911 census that tells us about our family’s health?’

Congratulations go to Diane Lyddon from Barnstaple who correctly answered ‘infirmity column’. Diane wins a brilliant Panasonic digital camera.

Thanks to everyone who entered – you’ll find the next competition question in our January newsletter, coming very soon.

Start Your Family Tree Week competition winners announced

We’re very pleased to announce the lucky winners of our Start Your Family Tree Week competition.

Our winners are:

Claire Stafford, Grant Feltham, Andrea Heath, Rachel Willis, Mary Napper, Katherine Walsh, Maureen Bowler, John Lock, Joanne Collins, Richard Wilson, Jill Marquis, Anne Brown, Christine Hughes, Diane Dare, Ruth Elizabeth Hogan, Diane Gow, Louise Booth, Brenda Wordsworth, Lorna P Cowan, Jane Cree, Steven Shaw, Mary de Burgh, Amanda Prowse, Scott Hamilton, James Stewart, Christine Bone, Christine Hodgetts, John Perfect, Sue Herrington, Janet Taylor, Ann Evans, Carole Davies, Rosemary Rowley, Janet Digby, Kate Taubman, Susan Steel, Jane Roberts, Margaret Lawrence, Leona Thomas, Julie Griffiths, Helen Scott, Laura Clarke, Richard Spencer, Roy Norris and Stuart McGee.

Our winners have been awarded some fantastic prizes – see what they won

Take a look at the correct answers to our questions:

26 December:

Q: How many generations can you record on our free family tree chart (including yourself)?
A: Four

27 December:

Q: Where was Merry Christmas born in 1874?
A: Midhurst, Sussex

28 December:

Q: How old is the one child named Mistletoe in the 1911 census?
A: 10

29 December:

Q: In what year did Joan Christmas marry Peter Tree?
A: 1956

30 December:

Q: How many people called Holly Berry are there in the 1901 census?
A: Two

31 December:

Q: According to ScotlandsPeoples’ occupations guide, what is a Laxfisher?
A: Salmon fisherman

1 January:

Q: What discount code will save you 10% on a findmypast.co.uk subscription until 31 January?
A: NEWYEAR12

Thanks to everyone who entered – we hope you enjoyed it!

November newsletter competition winner

We’re pleased to announce the winner of our November newsletter competition. We asked you this question:

‘How much does a three month findmypast.co.uk voucher cost?’

Congratulations go to Nora Martin from Suffolk who found the correct answer on our gifting page: ‘£35′. Nora wins a copy of ‘Women’s Lives’ by Jennifer Newby.

Thanks to all of you who entered – look out for the next competition question in our December newsletter, coming very soon.

October newsletter competition winner

We’re very pleased to announce the winner of our October newsletter competition in which we asked you this question:

‘Which three events from WWII does our Honour our heroes photo collection focus on?’

Congratulations to Sue Redfern who correctly answered ‘D-Day, Battle of Britain and Dunkirk’. Sue wins a copy of ‘Air Raid Shelters of the Second World War’ by Stephen Wade.

Thanks to everyone who entered – look out for the next competition question in our November newsletter, coming very soon.

Survey prizes awarded

We ask you to complete our customer feedback surveys because your opinions are important to us. Your responses to our surveys provide us with crucial feedback about how we can improve our service.

As a thank you for taking part in these surveys, we have awarded a 12 month Full subscription to the following people:

August 2011 – Ruthven Whisker
September 2011 – Barry Edwards
October 2011 – Kerry Cook

Many thanks to all of you who took the time to complete our surveys. We award our prizes quarterly so the next round of prizes will be announced in February 2012.

September newsletter competition winner

We’re very pleased to announce the winner of our September newsletter competition in which we asked you this question:

‘We found an Arthur Thomas Bowman in the Manchester Workhouse Registers. In which year was he born?’

Congratulations to Tracy Suthers who correctly answered ’1905′. Tracy wins a copy of ‘Tracing Your Ancestors’ by Simon Fowler.

Tracy found out the answer by searching the Manchester Workhouse Registers on findmypast.co.uk

Thanks to all of you who entered – look out for the next competition question in our October newsletter, coming very soon.

August newsletter competition winner

We’ve picked the winner of our August newsletter competition in which we asked you this question:

‘What is the name of Seb Coe’s paternal great-grandfather?’

Congratulations go to Lynne Nurhonen who correctly answered ‘Robert Coe’. Lynne wins a year’s subscription to Who Do You Think You Are? magazine.

Lynne found out the answer by reading our research into Seb Coe’s past.

Thanks to all of you who entered – look out for the next competition question in our September newsletter, coming very soon.

July newsletter competition winner

We’ve picked the winner of our July newsletter competition in which we asked you this question:

‘In the 1861 Worldwide Army Index, can you name the ranks of the three soldiers named ‘Geeves’?’

Congratulations go to John Hayward from Newport, Gwent who correctly answered ‘trumpeter, hospital sergeant and corporal’.

John found out the answer by searching our 1861 Worldwide Army Index. He wins a copy of Pen and Sword’s military DVD, ‘Tracing Your Great War Ancestors’.

Many thanks to all of you who entered – look out for the next competition question in our August newsletter, coming soon.