Who Do You Think You Are?

‘AN INDIAN JOURNAL WAS THE GATEWAY TO MY MEDIEVAL LINEAGE’

Tracing your ancestry back to medieval times can be relatively straightforward if you have a ‘gateway’ ancestor, usually a member of the nobility or aristocracy. However, Tim Burrell’s route back to the Middle Ages has taken 40 years of research, which he carried out with his wife Margaret.

The couple began researching the family tree in the 1970s, visiting the record office at St Catherine’s House on Kingsway in London. It has been a true labour of love and Tim would like to

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