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My Great Grandfather’s Medal

17 February 2024 Lorraine Leave a comment

I have some wonderful news (those of you who know me well will appreciate just how wonderful…..) Earlier this week,…

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Analysis of DNA Matches

23 March 2023 Lorraine Leave a comment

DNA can be a great way to break down a genealogy brick wall. Working with a client’s DNA matches, I…

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A 100 year old army enlistment paper

17 February 2023 Lorraine Leave a comment

A good friend was having a sort out of his Great War books and gave me some that he no…

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Marriage in the United Kingdom

21 January 2023 Lorraine Leave a comment

The concept of a marriage service in English, as we might recognise it today, can be dated back to the…

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First World War Family Photo

14 April 2022 Lorraine Leave a comment

I feel very honoured to have been lent some photograph albums by a client so that I can scan some…

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A life well lived

5 February 2022 Lorraine Leave a comment

Over the last couple of months I have been working on a big new project. A 90 year old neighbour…

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ASK AGRA Series 2: Family History podcast project

6 May 2021 Lorraine Leave a comment

Following the successful run of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives podcasts a few months ago, AGRA are…

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Posted in: DNA services, Genealogy, House History, Problem Solving Filed under: advice, dna, expert, genealogy, historian, india, maps, military, panel, podcast, questions, tithe maps

People tracing for my mum….

13 February 2021 Lorraine 1 Comment

One of my longer term projects is digitising and indexing the family photographs that I have collected over the years,…

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Posted in: People Tracing, Problem Solving, Research Filed under: connect, contact, found, longlost, lost, old schoolfriend, people tracing, problem solving, Research

ALWAYS check the primary sources

31 January 2021 Lorraine Leave a comment

When I first got interested in (obsessed with) researching my family history, I loved my visits to St Catherine’s House…

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Posted in: Genealogy, Problem Solving, Research, Uncategorized Filed under: advice, detail, genealogist, genealogy, professional, Research, skills, sources, thorough

Why can’t I find that birth registration?

12 January 2021 Lorraine Leave a comment

I do love watching episodes from the BBC television series ‘Who Do You Think You Are’, it is fascinating to…

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Posted in: Genealogy, Problem Solving, Research, Uncategorized Filed under: advice, baptism, Births, certificates, genealogist, genealogy, GRO, professional, Research

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    Lorraine Johnson

    Waymark Genealogy

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