Brother's Wish Genealogy Service

20/01/2023

Sometimes clients can get frustrated when we can't solve their DNA cases in a matter of days or weeks, but a lot of these cases are slow burns. We frequently pop on to the DNA test sites and check-in on our clients results, to see if there are any new matches. Ancestry MyHeritage 23andMe

19/01/2023

Client had a very small budget but asked us to find out about his uncle, who disappeared in the 1940s. We established he served in the & drowned in Sri Lanka in 1946.

17/01/2023

This afternoon we're gathering data for a Cityuni London study about whether people who live in almshouses live longer than expected. One man's parents clearly knew they had finished adding to their family, when they named him Job Dunn! *baddum tsshhh* Guild of One-Name Studies

17/01/2023

Hey followers...we're back! It's been an awfully long time since we posted regularly, but we've been rather pre-occupied for the last few years. But we're celebrating our 20th birthday this month & that seems like as good a time as any to reconnect with you all & share our work!

“Hey followers...we're back! It's been an awfully long time since we tweeted regularly, but we've been rather pre-occupied for the last few years. But we're celebrating our 20th birthday this month & that seems like as good a time as any to reconnect with you all & share our work!”

08/06/2022

28/11/2021

Looking for a different type of Christmas or Chanukah gift? Why not make the past your present this year?

14/10/2020

T'is the season... to get your gifts sorted...

WHO WE ARE Established in 2003, Brother’s Wish comprises husband and wife team, Saul and Leanne Marks. Saul has been a professional genealogist for over 15 years and has appeared on TV many times. He featured in the BBC’s series Heir Hunters from 2009-18 and subsequently on “A House Through Ti...

26/08/2020

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01/06/2020

Exciting TV viewing tonight and tomorrow (June 1 & 2) on ITV at 9pm. Long Lost Family Special: Born Without Trace will be featuring the stories of foundlings (those left abandoned as newborns, without any clue of where they come from). Using a combination of a DNA test and conventional genealogical work people in this situation may finally find some truth about their ancestry and family. We can't wait to watch it!

If you need any help deciphering your DNA results and family history, please do get in touch - we're here to help.

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Foundlings are people abandoned as babies, often in the first hours and days of their lives. Born without trace, with no identifying information, they have had no way of unlocking the secrets of their past.

21/05/2020

Such a fascinating case this week, tracing a family back to the 1600s on one side and finding the biological father of a grandparent through DNA analysis on the other. We love helping to solve your family mysteries.

Get in touch today and see how we can help you. Remember we offer gift vouchers and bespoke family history folders which are perfect for those special occasion gifts.

28/04/2020

Working with kids at home be like...

We hope you're all keeping safe and well. We're still working away, despite the interruptions from little people. Do get in touch if we can be of assistance and help you uncover your family history. Lockdown is a perfect time to start asking questions and digging out the old family photos and records to get your family history journey started.