Articles
Catherine Campbell, born in France in 1815, had been a brick wall for almost 20 years. This article details how it was eventually broken down and the research that followed.
Discussing candidates for the parents of
Donald Cameron, born in Little Dunkeld, Scotland, c.1810, and other research that may lead to discovering his ancestry.
A general overview of the Staffordshire, Cheslyn Hay/Cannock Hodgkins, Hodgkinson and Hoskins (etc.) and their Gypsy connections.
In 1827 a girl was born in Dysart, Fife, to an unmarried mother and gentleman of status who quickly departed the scene, but who left a fascinating family story to be uncovered.
A thousand years of family history at Brambletye Manor, near Forest Row and East Grinstead in Sussex.
A theory and evidence for breaking down the
Helen Clark brick wall, and taking her family back two more generations.
The case of
Matthew Higson and Henry Hillary, in Little Marsden in 1847.
Uncovering the fascinating stories of two Britons with African origins -
Cyrus Hamilton of Penkridge, Staffordshire, and Sgt.
William Dobson of Edinburgh and the 72nd Highlanders.
Identification and misidentification of artworks by
Edwin Cole of Shrewsbury.
One of the most common questions I'm asked when people learn I research my family history is "so, are you related to anyone famous?".
Written on the 100th anniversary of the Armistice.
The research it took to extend my matrilineal ancestry back a few more generations (
Harrison and
Rhodes of Radmore Lane, Staffordshire).
The story of a WWI horse and his subsequent life and work in the
Horsburgh family.
