First and foremost, this is not a “how-to” guide (I’ll leave that to the experts), but rather a look at how I’ve been able to use DNA...

10. James Yarwood of Heaton Mersey I conclude my series of Remembrance blogs with a man who died on the day the guns fell silent, 102...

A short series of blogs about Stockport men. 9. George Southern Ritchie John Walker Ritchie, a cotton merchant from Aberdeenshire,...

A short series of blogs about men from Stockport 8. James Bevan of Heaton Mersey At this time of year we principally remember those who...

A short series of blogs about men from Stockport. 7. Harry George Wood of Heaton Moor Nephi Howard Wood, a hatter, was born in Hyde in...

A short series of blogs about Stockport men. 6. Two men on the Royal Edward: Harry Turner and Norman Royle of Heaton Chapel James...

A short series of blogs about Stockport men 5. Maurice Robert Holliday of Reddish Maurice Robert Holliday was born in Clapham in 1892,...

A short series of blogs about Stockport men for Remembrance Sunday. 4. William Thomas James of Heaton Norris William Thomas James was...

A short series of blogs about men from Stockport. 3. Herbert Jackson of Heaton Mersey William Jackson was born in Northern Etchells in...

2. Alan Davenport Adshead Alan Davenport Adshead was born in Stockport on 23 October 1895 and was the only surviving child of William...

A short series of blogs about men from Stockport. 1. The McMillan brothers John McMillan was born in Salford in 1855 to a Scottish father...

The relatively uncommon surname Christmas was originally – as you might expect – a nickname for someone born or baptised at Christmas and...

Part of my MSc thesis involved compiling a database of First World War servicemen from the Stockport suburbs of Heaton Chapel, Heaton...

In my last year of primary school, our class teacher came up with an unusual – and memorable – lesson on Victorian England which involved...

My newest venture is this family history blog, which will include posts under the following headings: General family history Yes, a...