Windrush Generation
Having spent a huge number of hours researching peoples’ backgrounds, including those coming in and out of the UK as both immigrants and emigrants, I was surprised by the somewhat … Continue reading Windrush Generation
Author: Paul McNeil
TV Genealogist, writer, presenter, Stand-up Genealogy performer. Travelling through time to track down your ancestors.
Farmland, Mining, and pushing the Turks and Red Army out of Persia; One Northern Family
You never know what you will find when you start a Family Tree, and it’s always nice to find out something unexpected in the recent past, which is what I … Continue reading Farmland, Mining, and pushing the Turks and Red Army out of Persia; One Northern Family
London Bridge on the Hamble
That day was Saturday 1st September 1666, the day before the Great Fire of London.
A Canadian WW1 Knight of the Air, and his son an Arctic Circle Knight of the Road
You never know in life where chance meetings are going to take you. How meeting someone on a lonely road near the Arctic Circle would give the clues for Time … Continue reading A Canadian WW1 Knight of the Air, and his son an Arctic Circle Knight of the Road
Was Roman Britain Ethnically Diverse?
“History may be written by the winners, but genetics is the voice of the people.”
Looking forward to Danny Baker’s Tour “From Cradle to stage” Danny Baker’s Family History, the Riddle of Windsor Riches to Poplar Rags
“Oh Paul McNeil! Thank you so much for this! I’ve always wondered about this sort of thing and now I can see that there is not one drop of Royal … Continue reading Looking forward to Danny Baker’s Tour “From Cradle to stage” Danny Baker’s Family History, the Riddle of Windsor Riches to Poplar Rags
Part 3: “The Lost Temple” a Family lost and found in South East London
In Part 1 Part 1: Finding the “Lost Temple” for an old mate and Part 2 Part 2: “What’s all the Waller about then?” we traced the maternal and paternal … Continue reading Part 3: “The Lost Temple” a Family lost and found in South East London
Part 2: “What’s all the Waller about then?”
So having found out about Les’s Dad Cyril and Grandmother Emma’s origins Part 1: Finding the “Lost Temple” for an old mate, it was time to try to unravel who Les’s paternal Grandfather was. … Continue reading Part 2: “What’s all the Waller about then?”
Part 1: Finding the “Lost Temple” for an Old Mate
Tall Stories I have known Les since we started our first job together at the Greater London Council’s Electronic Maintenance Section, he was sixteen and I was eighteen. Electronics sounded like … Continue reading Part 1: Finding the “Lost Temple” for an Old Mate
The Russians are Coming!
(To Build you a nice Orangery) I’m a professional Genealogist and writer, and I make a point of “collecting” interesting names, whether it’s on a commission to draw up a Family … Continue reading The Russians are Coming!
Taboo and The Honourable East India Company
“…I do know the evil that you do…” The East India Company, or Honourable East India Company (HEIC) as it was known, plays a major part in the Tom Hardy … Continue reading Taboo and The Honourable East India Company
Danny Dyer, King of Canning Town
Given all the interest in Danny Dyer’s Royal heritage, it’s surprising that there doesn’t seem to be an actual tree online, so, I’ve independently researched it, and you can see … Continue reading Danny Dyer, King of Canning Town
Travelling Through Time to Trace Your Ancestors 