The vast majority of us will have ‘ordinary’ ancestors. But this doesn’t make them dull or boring. There is so much to discover about these unsung heroes and heroines of the ‘everyday’.
Your ancestors signature won’t tell you what colour their eyes were. Or whether they had a prominent nose. We’d all love a photograph of our ancestors, but finding a signature can be the next best thing. Examining the way in which your ancestor signed their name can give you clues about their life.
Faced with loosing my own hair, I began to ask questions. Why did I care so much about my hair? Why is our hair important?
As a mother, historic attitudes towards pregnancy and childbirth, have always fascinated me. Recently, I researched a client’s ancestor – a woman who spent a lo
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