AGRA
I am an Associate of AGRA, the Association for Genealogists and Researchers in Archives. This means I have undertaken to abide by a professional Code of Practice which puts your interests first. You can read the details of that Code here.
About me
For more than ten years I worked as the BBC's Obituary Editor. I spent my time delving into the lives of some of the most famous people on the planet, and telling their stories. In a long career as a BBC journalist, I was always aware of the importance of rigorous research and careful checking of sources.
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So it was perhaps natural that, away from the broadcasting studio, I developed a fascination for genealogy and family history. Like many professional genealogists, it began with a desire to trace my own roots. I began with a one name study of my own surname which took me back to the 1550s. I later broadened this out to take in the many hundreds of people who had married into my family over the centuries.
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I began taking on commissions from friends and family who, like so many other people I know, were keen to find out where they had come from, but lacked either the time, or the knowledge, to do it for themselves.
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I wanted to learn more so I took courses leading to formal qualifications in genealogy. Over the last two decades I have built up a substantial knowledge of the sometimes frustrating but always rewarding task of helping people discover where they have come from, and unearthing some fascinating stories along the way.
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Why not get in touch . I hope very much I will be able to guide you back to meet your ancestors and the world in which they lived. Maybe we will find some surprises along the way.
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Nick