The brand partnership wrapped around last Saturday’s ‘Weekend’ supplement sees its Croydon-raised London editor discover how the capital’s history intersects with his own
After demonstrating how the service works for genealogically curious readers, the feature puts Ancestry’s enormous database into action by giving Silvester a look into his own family history.
In a separately penned column, Silvester shares how his experience with Ancestry has strengthened his connection with the city that’s both his home and his beat as a journalist.
As well as the cover wrap, the following day’s ‘Sunday Times Magazine’ contained a further feature, in which one retired judge learns the valiant truth behind his father’s previously secret experience as a prisoner of war in the 1940s.
The brand partnership encourages readers to find out more and take advantage of a new year’s discount on membership sales on Ancestry’s website.




