If, like me, you love history, and are particularly intrigued to find out more about their ancestors and the lives they led, then this is the site for you!
Through my blog, I will tell you about some of my discoveries and experiences whilst investigating my own ancestry. With their permission, I will also look at some interesting cases I have taken on for my clients (although I will of course not provide details which will identify anyone). The more information you can find about an ancestor, really brings to life that name on the census document.
I will use my experience in genealogy to investigate your ancestry and create a Family Tree for you, together with a Family History Report packed with information and copy documents I have found along the way.
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Sometimes research can send you down rabbit holes – the evidence is suggesting you take a certain route, and it can take quite a while before you discover it might not be the correct origin story. In my case this happened in the very early days of my research investigating the origins of my family….
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My maternal Grandmother, Mary Ellen Downes, nee Clarkson (1916-2003) was born in Lancaster and her mother’s maiden name was Mary Alice Wolfendale. Mary Alice appears from the Baptism records to have been born in 1888 the 5th child of her parents William and Ellen. On the 1911 census (below), Ellen is required to say how…
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Now some ancestors I try to track down prove more elusive than others, and William Slater most definitely falls into this category. He is the grandfather of my beloved Uncle George Slater (1923-1982). Uncle George was not a blood relative of mine, but I did the research for his tree for my cousins. They knew…
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My partner’s Great Great Grandfather, John Butler, proved to be a very interesting character to research! He was born in Edgcott in Buckinghamshire in 1839, the son of Joseph Butler (b.1811) and Jane Butler nee Thorpe (b.1801). Jane was 10 years older than Joseph and a widow with 4 children. Both John’s parents were Edgcott…
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My first blog post! Thank you for visiting the site. I really hope you find it interesting! Where to start… Letitia Sophia was born on October 1st 1894 in Barrow in Furness. The fact that she was born In Barrow at all, was as a result of the surge in industry in that area in…
