Hello and welcome,

I caught the family history research bug in 1985, when I was 16 years old. At that time I interviewed all my elderly relatives and wrote down notes and collected photographs. I filed the information away for when I would be able to take up research more seriously. As a 16 year old, I did not have the necessary resources to develop the story of my family. I am glad that I had the foresight to do this because all but two of my grandparents are now deceased and one of them has dementia.

In January 2003, I looked at my old notes and decided to start the project seriously. Researching was a struggle at first but I began to pick away at the information I had collated and gradually uncovered my roots. I still learn something new about my family every week and I am a regular visitor to many county records offices to take my research further. You can see a little extract of my tree on the 'my tree4u' page.

I went on to create my husband's tree and he was thrilled to learn aspects of his ancestry that he had no previous knowledge of at all.

As people began to hear of my work, I was asked to research and develop their family trees as well. I have helped many people including my niece, my friends and my extended family. In addition, I have completed many projects that have helped people to piece together their ancestral roots.

I feel passionate about doing this type of research and have seen first hand what joy it can bring to people. One of my distant cousins - Harry (name changed) had no idea what had happened to his father when his parents seperated. Harry was only aged 6 years when that happened. I discovered Harry's father's death certificate and then details of a living half-brother including his address and phone number. I felt as though I was giving Harry something extremely precious.

I hope this gives you some idea about where my journey began. Now I would like to help you with yours.

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