Family Tree January 2026 (and Family History Handbook 2026)
Issue Media
Offer Meta Data
- Offer Number:
- 242
- On Sale:
- 12/12/2025
- Digital Edition:
- £6.99
- Print Edition:
- £9.99 (plus postage)
Issue Summary
January's Family Tree comes with the hugely popular Family History Handbook 2026! Plus, inside the magazine: a fascinating mix of real-life research stories, expert how-tos, and deeper historical insight. From medieval wills to rare occupations, DNA terminology to wartime family secrets, every page will help you understand more about your ancestors’ lives – and how to uncover the records they left behind.
On Sale: 12/12/2025
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Digital Edition: £6.99
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What's in this Issue?
Includes: your essential Family History Handbook 2026
The print edition of January's Family Tree includes your copy of the Family History Handbook 2026.
Packed with useful reference guides, expert tips, and practical tools, the Handbook is designed to support your research all year long.
Why you’ll love the January issue of Family Tree
January’s Family Tree is packed with expert guidance, inspiring stories, and research skills to help every family historian – beginner to expert – make new discoveries.
🧰 Build practical skills
Learn how to date photographs, understand military medals, tackle brick walls, and sharpen your Ancestry research skills.
📖 Discover powerful stories
Explore the experiences of Britain’s ‘Brown Babies’, follow a Victorian asylum case, and see how one researcher finally solved a decades-old mystery.
🗂️ Explore specialist records
From medieval wills and Feet of Fines to DNA terminology and unusual occupations, deepen your knowledge of the sources that shape family history.
Also inside the January issue
Tracing one of Britain’s ‘Brown Babies’
Laura House explores a moving story of identity, race and resilience.
Out of the ordinary occupations
Wayne Shepheard dives into forgotten jobs your ancestors may have had.
The Edwardson History Society
Mike Edwardson uncovers the story behind a surname both common and rare.
Getting started with medals
Graham Bandy shows you how to begin researching ancestors’ military awards.
Breaking down a brick wall
Virginia Silvester reveals how she solved her great-great-grandfather mystery.
The Beck–Bailey mystery
Julie Johnson tells the tragic story of a young man in a Victorian asylum.
DNA glossary
Karen Evans breaks down key DNA terminology clearly and simply.
Medieval Wills & Feet of Fines
Richard Tolson guides you through two essential medieval record sets.
Plus your favourite regulars
Family history news
The latest genealogy projects, releases, and developments.
Festive quiz 2025
David Annal tests your seasonal genealogy knowledge.
Photo Corner
Jayne Shrimpton dates readers’ mystery photographs.
Q&A
Expert solutions to real readers’ research challenges.
Ancestry advice
Practical tips to get more from your online tree.
Your letters
Opinions, discoveries and questions from readers.