Heirloom Jewellery
After a very informative conversation with Jacqui Larsson, about heirloom jewellery there were so many tips shared that I decided to write a blog post about them. To listen to…
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Heirloom Jewellery
Handwriting and old wills
After a very enjoyable conversation with the Sussex Genealogist, Kerry Baldwin, (see the podcast here) about handwriting and old wills there were so many tips shared that I decided to…
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Handwriting and old wills
Journeys into Genealogy Podcast launched
I am very pleased to announce that the brand new "Journeys into Genealogy" podcast is now live and available on this website and via Spotify (with Apple soon to follow…
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Journeys into Genealogy Podcast launched
Pumpie the Elephant
The Cattleys of Ealing and Russia It all started with one of my blog posts about Oswald in June 2019... My great, great grandfather Oswald Cattley led a very interesting…
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Pumpie the Elephant
Inherited Emotions and Ancestral Healing
The emotions of our parents, and those of our grand-parents, can unwittingly become ours - the fears, anger and grief that they may have experienced, and even their addictions, could…
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Inherited Emotions and Ancestral Healing
Solving Mysteries in your family history
I have helped lots of my clients with solving mysteries, big and small, in their family trees and I thought it may be useful to explain how I did it.…
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Solving Mysteries in your family history
5 Family History things to do whilst on lockdown
Did you know that family history is the 8th most popular thing that people are doing / or would like to do during lockdown? I hope you find some of…
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5 Family History things to do whilst on lockdown
What is a one name study?
A one name study is research into all occurrences of a single surname and its variants. It could be focused on a geographical area (country/county/area) or the descendants of a…
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What is a one name study?
RootsTech London 2019
RootsTech London 2019 is the first family history conference I have attended. It also coincided with Comicon so that made for an entertaining DLR ride to ExCel and in ExCel…
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RootsTech London 2019
Family Medical History and Genealogy
It is extremely useful to know of any illnesses or diseases that our ancestors lived with, which contributed to, or caused their deaths. Conditions such as heart disease, diabetes and…
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Family Medical History and Genealogy