This site is a work in progress. (It is also constantly evolving as any frequent visitors will know; I just love mucking around with things!) To understand the colour coding on family pages, please see how this site is set up.
It's a very personal site, created as a record for my children, and their children. It is about their ancestors, not just mine. It shows what documentation, photos and information I have, and follows the directions my research is taking. The hope is that one day - when they're interested - they will carry the research on.
I’ve found that the more I get into this family history lark, the more I feel I’m starting to know my ancestors. It’s said that likes and dislikes as well as talents can be passed down through the generations. Mmm, I wonder... These people are more than just names: they were real-life men and women living in times of ignorance, persecution, war, famine, discovery, innovation and great change. That one had my colour of eye, this one my love of writing and that one way back when passed on a mutated gene. They laughed and loved like us, worried and cried like us and made mistakes like us. And just like us, they had to make a living and feed, clothe and care for their families, but THEY did it without any of the technology we take for granted. They were for the most part hard-working, strong and hardy people and their spirit and genes live on in us. Researching & archives
I am constantly researching and always learning of new sites to aid the family researcher. On my Favourite Genealogy Sites page I've put my favourite sites, but many more links are to be found in my Lynda's Links pages. Just
one example of an interesting site is Manchester City Council's
"Spinning the Web" pages about its cotton industry; this particular
site also includes a searchable book listing men from Manchester that
fought in WW1. Some sites hold old photos; others archives. It's just
amazing what is out there on the world-wide web. Should
you know of any sites that might help people in their genealogical
research - in particular Kiwis researching their UK ancestors - please
do send a message and any researching tips.
Please note that I am not a professional historian or genealogist (see Genealogy & Me). These pages are a labour of love and the information contained within has been obtained from a variety of sources. Dates and names have been written in good faith and I take no responsibility for their accuracy. This website contains no information on living people. These pages mostly contain only the names of our direct ancestors, though in some cases I have information on spouses and children of these ancestors’ siblings and will be including same as time permits. I have endeavoured to differentiate between those ancestors that we know of for a fact and those that “just may be”. Contact If you’d just like to make a comment or send feedback, feel free to add your name and comments to the guest book. This is not public and your comments won't be published unless you specifically request so. Go on now, don't be scared.   Disclaimer
Information contained in biographies and/or genealogies has been obtained from a variety of sources and this site's owners take no responsibility for its accuracy. Other information and linked pages are included for research purposes only and any thoughts and/or opinions expressed are not necessarily the thoughts and/or opinions of this site's owners.
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