Jamie Oliver and the Sudanese Slave Trade
“The Philomel cruised the waters along the East African Coast, including the Sudan which is probably where the family legend of a Sudanese ancestor may have come from…”
Author: Paul McNeil
TV Genealogist, writer, presenter, Stand-up Genealogy performer. Travelling through time to track down your ancestors.
Carol McGiffin and Mr Bumble the Workhouse Master
Having worked on various lines of Carol McGiffin’s Family Tree (Carol is probably best known for ITV’s award winning “Loose Women” programme) I recently was lucky enough to turn up … Continue reading Carol McGiffin and Mr Bumble the Workhouse Master
Fred Dinenage Family Tree
“Up Guards and at ’em!” the British Guards sprang up in a perfect line, just 50 yards from the advancing Imperial Guard and unleashed a withering fire that stopped them in their tracks.
Scandinavians Are Descended From Stone Age Immigrants, Ancient DNA Reveals
Scandinavians Are Descended From Stone Age Immigrants, Ancient DNA Reveals How Y Chromosome I1a ancestors took over Scandinavia in the Neolithic, see previous blog on Genetic Genealogy Shared via AddThis
Genetic Genealogy
The line goes all the way back from here through various measurable Y Chromosome mutations in a direct line to Genetic “Adam” who lived in North East Africa about 80,000 years ago, and is the genetic Daddy of us all, who would have had black skin, hair, and eyes.
Australian Family History
The majority of Australians have family roots in the UK, and it is always interesting to trace them back from hot southern sun to rainy fileds in Britain where their … Continue reading Australian Family History
Vector Ancestors
Success; a 300 Year Experiment. “Family History is a succession of Silk Stockings going downstairs, and hob-nailed boots clumping upstairs.” Voltaire I was always baffled as a child as to … Continue reading Vector Ancestors
The Strange Case of The Vampyre Lord of Hurstbourne Priors
John Charles Wallop 3rd Earl of Portsmouth and Lord of the Manor of Hurstbourne Priors was publicly denounced as having the disposition of a Vampyre, “…which was to be fed by nothing but the prey of death”.
Time Detectives
Personalised, Individual, Family History “Family History is a series of silk slippers progressing downstairs, and hob nailed boots progressing upstairs.” Voltaire Why should your family story be allowed to disappear … Continue reading Time Detectives
Travelling Through Time to Trace Your Ancestors 