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From the feather man who went from town to town, cleaning bedding made of feathers, to the cat-meat men of London, to the rag and bone men, there was an eclectic group of people who made their living as pedlars, tinkers and hawkers. Travelling either on foot with a basket or barrow, or using a [...]

While the family history records we research and the ancestor stories we uncover stretch back centuries, the tools of our trade remain bang up to date. Check out this round-up of the latest techniques and innovative technology with genealogy researcher Barbara J Starmans. Published in Family Tree UK in January 2017

On 30 October 1902, John David Taylor lost consciousness and died the following morning. He was forty-four years old at the time of his death. In his chart, James Thomas Callcott, MD, the Head Officer of the Asylum wrote: He did not recover consciousness, and died this morning at 7:40 am in the presence of [...]

Barbara Starmans explains the Genealogical Proof Standard, and how your family history will benefit from this expert, yet simple, approach. Published in Family Tree UK December 2016