So who hasn't come up against a "brick wall" at some time or another with their research for long lost or unheard of ancestors. I certainly have but thanks to generous help from other researchers I have managed to go back a couple of centuries with my family tree.

This site is about making as much information freely available to other researchers as time permits. I will include photos eventually but at the moment I need to get as much text and links to freely available online data as I have or have come across.

The pages of this website, or links to other websites, are all pages that have been transcribed and are viewable online (no payment is needed !) 

This website now has a forum which is up and running so if you need a lookup or want to assist others with finding their ancestors feel free to join in.

You may not have heard of him (he was an Englishman) but last year P. C. Bartrum who was recognised as being a leading researcher in the field of genealogy passed away and The Independent newspaper published an obituary about him. Click here to read the article.

 Footnote.com has a free search and view of the 1930 US Census during the month of August. You do need to register on their site to make use of their listings

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