I am a genealogist and local and family historian, and I have a Postgraduate Diploma in Local and Family History. I mainly use Ancestry and Wikitree. I am a member of the Society for One-Place Studies, and the Family and Community Historical Research Society. I have worked professionally in archives, including several contracts for the Royal Voluntary Service Archives. I am a canal heritage enthusiast and I run a Canalside Property website. My books include the series ‘Wootton Bassett 100 Years Ago’, and the ‘Family History Record Book’. I have researched hundreds of Wiltshire families, specialising in the Edwardian and post-Edwardian eras and WW1 soldiers. I am currently writing a book about another of my passions, the history of teasmades.
