Family history website Twile snapped up by online records giant

Doncaster-based family history website Twile has been bought by online records giant Findmypast.

It said the purchase of Twile, creators of the visual family history timeline and winner of two RootsTech innovation awards, reflects its drive to “innovate and enhance customers’ family history experience” by providing them with new ways to share their family stories.

Twile enables family historians to create interactive timelines with their family memories and set them against the context of world history.

Twile, established in 2013, and Findmypast have been strategic partners since 2016.

The Twile team will continue to develop and maintain the site and there are no plans to change the features and services Twile users currently access.

Twile co-founder Paul Brooks will be overseeing all future integration work and regular updates will be shared with Twile subscribers.

He said: “This is a really exciting development for Twile. We’ve worked closely with Findmypast over the last two years in our mission to help families share their history. I’m looking forward to working even more closely as we develop Twile into the future.”

Tamsin Todd , CEO of Findmypast, said: “We’re excited to bring the innovative experiences that Twile has created to even more customers, making it easier and more engaging to create and share your family history.”

hlw Keeble Hawson acted for Twile on the deal.

hlw Keeble Hawson senior associate, Michael Hall, said: “The acquisition is a natural progression following the formative strategic partnership between Findmypast and Twile and we wish Twile continued success in its new home.”

Findmypast was represented by Taylor Wessing.