More help with getting around brick walls
When you start researching your ancestors you are bound to come to a brick wall or two, an ancestor where you cannot find out enough information to confirm your relationship,…
A visit to the London Metropolitan Archives
Why visit London Metropolitan Archives? The London Metropolitan Archives (LMA) is fully open for visitors as of October 2021. I did an online search and found some of my ancestors'…
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…
Progressing past brick walls when compiling family history
Most of my family history research has gone straight back through my direct ancestors, in some cases to 6 generations without any problems. I have encountered brick walls for some…
My family tree in 1000 words – John Samuel Martin de Grenier Fonblanque
My next family story post is another one of my 3x great grandfathers: John Samuel Martin de Grenier Fonblanque John was born in Brook Street, Mayfair, London in March 1787,…
Duplicate people and different generations in your family tree
When I started my family history investigations many years ago I did not realise my grandparents were distant cousins. This is my father's parents who both died some years ago.…