Not Your Usual Family History

15/06/2021

Colourised photos add a startling dimension and a touch of realism to long-deceased ancestors. My wonderfully tech-savvy friend Jonathan has colourised this photograph of my well-travelled great-grandmother Katharine in Portugal. The photo was taken in around 1950.

17/05/2021

First story up on the blog today!

An illegitimate birth and a clandestine marriage dress this eighteenth-century woman in scandalous mystery.

May 16, 2021 Letitia of Norfolk An illegitimate birth and a clandestine marriage dress this eighteenth-century woman in scandalous mystery. Letitia was the illegitimate daughter of Ann Burman and a man unidentified in the Breckles parish register in 1724. Her mother, a native of nearby Deopham, gave...

15/05/2021

A sneak peak of my upcoming book. It was a heap of fun to format, and it really isn't difficult to make something look professional. If you've got a family history written and want some help, do get in touch.

09/05/2021

Welcome to the page! It's pretty self-explanatory: I write family history in ways that are always true to the facts, but are just a little bit different. I have a book coming out later this year, which I'm very excited to share with you! I'm also looking forward to featuring fellow family historians with genealogy-related stories that are not your usual. Keep an eye out!