I have lived in Wiltshire since I was twelve but spent a very happy childhood in Lincolnshire firstin Grantham and
then North Hykeham in the days when children could wander off for the day, armed with a jam sandwich and a bottle of
pop.
I started to research my family after my grandmothers 100th birthday party and many questions from my grand daughter
about past family members - questions which I could not answer and about which she is no longer interested!.
My research includes my mothers' family from Lincolnshire and my fathers family - briefly in Essex and Northamptonshire
but originally from Cambridgeshire. I also research Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire rare names and gentry. My mothers family
includes several gateway ancestors and so there are links to the Royal Families of England, Scotland and France too. I think
my favourite is John of Gaunt.
I am a member of the Society of Genealogists and of a number of County Family History Societies. I research online, at
various records offices and use records such as Fiche, Books and CD's which I have I purchased. Lincolnshire Family
History Society is wonderful - worth far more than than the £10 per annum membership. They loan fiche to members and happily
help non members too.
My database published on rootsweb is updated regularly and contains at present approximately 167,500 individuals,
41,500 marriages and over 10,600 different surnames.
I firmly believe in sharing research and over the years many people have contacted me if they link to my family and so
their family members feature too. If you have anything to add, I would be delighted to hear from you. Contact details and
a link to purchase my database on page 2.
I am human and occassionally an error will slip in. Please tell me if you spot anything wrong
