March 13, 2025
If you’ve ever traced your family tree, you know that surprises can lurk among the branches. But imagine discovering that one of your most famous ancestors wasn’t actually related to you by blood! That’s exactly what happened to Werner van Read more…
November 24, 2024
I recently wrote a thread on Bsky concerning my thoughts on AI after the release of the new photo tool by MyHeritage. I have decided to expand those thoughts into a blog post. Artificial Intelligence is a transformative tool with Read more…
December 15, 2023
The simplest answer would be to say no tree is 100% accurate if we are strictly following the paper trail. This would mean that even though we have mitigated against the worst defects by analysing documents, we will be defeated Read more…
February 12, 2023
In 1635 my 10th great grandparents Crispin Hooper and Rebecca Leere married at Charleton in Devon; it was a second marriage for both of them. Both were soaked in middle class gentrified heritage. Crispin had a coat of arms which Read more…
August 26, 2022
Three decades or so ago, many family historians would have felt a tinge of disappointment to discover their ancestors were agricultural labourers. Possibly because those working within the farming industry of the 18th, 19th and to some extent the early Read more…
August 20, 2022
This is a general reference blog post. We cannot provide advice about how to find a birth certificate. You can of course commission a qualified genealogist to undertake research on your behalf. To hire a genealogist for assistance with locating Read more…
February 6, 2022
In this blog I am going to discuss blanket searching parish registers in England & Wales and how it can benefit your research. I first heard the term used in the 1990s, but have not heard it mentioned much since, Read more…
July 4, 2020
Everyday my mother spends an hour or two with her puzzle book. Puzzles keep her occupied, stimulated and challenged – she felt the same when she was researching her family tree. One of the skills she never harnessed fully was Read more…
May 27, 2020
On 29th March 1911, The Globe newspaper ran a headline announcing ‘Police as census officers’. The accompanying article outlined a new role for the police, that of recording individuals ‘they find sleeping or walking in the open.’ The police were Read more…
July 24, 2018
If you are travelling to England for an ancestral heritage vacation we can provide you with one-to-one assistance while you’re researching your family tree. You can have your own personal genealogist accompany you while you are researching your ancestry in Read more…
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