Case Nº 001 · example journey
The Railwayman’s Secret
1851–1923 · Berkshire & South Wales
A grandfather who “never talked about his family” turned out to have a very good reason — and sixty descendants who never knew each other existed.
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Real research journeys
The question a family asked, the records that answered it, and what was found. Details are anonymised — these stories belong to the families.
The journeys below are illustrative examples — composites of typical research — while client-approved cases are prepared. Each is labelled as such.
Case Nº 002 · example journey
The Missing Gunner
1916–1918 · France & Flanders
Three medals in a drawer, a name on no memorial, and a war story pieced together from a unit diary written in pencil a hundred years ago.
Case Nº 003 · example journey
The House on Rectory Lane
1842–present · Berkshire
A Victorian villa, eleven households, one bankruptcy, and a wartime requisition the new owners knew nothing about.