Genealogy

What can I do for you?

Amateur or professional, first time investigator into your family origins or experienced researcher, I can investigate families across England and Wales after 1837, and help you follow the trail into Cumbria and Lancashire whatever the century. A regular visitor to both counties archive centres, I use microfilm records, local studies collections, and original documents to piece together ancestral puzzles.

I find all families equally fascinating, and I love discovering what the ordinary people of the past have to tell us about themselves. For me, it isn’t only about names and dates, it’s about the greater context of our ancestors’ lives, and how they related to the world around them.

As a professional genealogist, abiding by the AGRA Code of Conduct, I will deliver trustworthy results for you, and you can be confident that my work is accurate and has been checked thoroughly.

For my MA, I carried out research into the lives of ordinary people from approximately 1750-1900, broadening my knowledge of families, industrialisation, farming, religion, crime, poverty and urban development during that era. This enables me to look at the bigger picture of the times in which our ancestors lived, and enhances my research for you.