My Christmas orders are now officially closed — but don’t panic!
You can still secure a special gift for your loved one through a gift certificate.
A gift certificate is also perfect if you want to surprise your loved one… but didn’t feel confident about providing their family details.
This way, they’re still surprised, but all the ‘getting started’ information can come straight from the person you’re giving the gift to!
My Christmas orders at Family History by Cerys are now OPEN - and will be closing on 1st October 2026.
This will allow me enough time to get the research done before the big day, and make your loved one's gift extra-special, while making sure that I can fit in everyone who wants to order.
(And think how relieved you'll be to have that special Christmas gift all 'wrapped up' early!)
To order, just drop me an e-mail at enquiries@familyhistorybycerys.co.uk and we can get things going!
Gift certificates will be available right up until Christmas (details in a future blogpost,) so even if it's too early for you to decide just now, you still won't miss out!
Drop me an e-mail, and let's get started!
Last Thursday’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? rounded off the series with athlete Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s episode.
Katarina was keen to follow her father’s family in the Bahamas, where Katarina herself was born before moving to Liverpool as a small child.
We got a glimpse of Bahamian history — though perhaps if the episode had spent a little more time on this part of the family’s story, it would have made it even better — before following Katarina’s ancestors as they emigrated to Miami in Florida.
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| Harriet's ancestor, Marie Carandini; National Library of Australia / Wikimedia Commons |
Last Thursday’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? featured actress Harriet Walter, whose family are undeniably posh.
Much of this episode featured on the exploits of an Italian ancestor — the son of a noble family, who had the grandest of educations, but was drawn to ballet and the stage.
Last Thursday’s Who Do You Think You Are? saw Adeel Akhtar exploring his Indo-African roots.
This episode was super-interesting, and covered a part of history that we don’t get to hear about very often, following the Indian community in the heart of Nairobi, Kenya.
Last Thursday’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? featured legendary British actor Toby Jones.
…And it seems that acting is not new to Toby’s family, with his mother being descended from several generations of actresses, and, indeed, being an actress herself.
Toby’s father was also an actor, but came from a more grounded background — working-class Stoke-on-Trent.
Actress Ruth Madeley’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? aired last Thursday, bringing us back from our sports-related break.
Was it worth the wait? Yes!
This episode was amazing.
