The Disappearing Act

Just like a magic trick, our ancestors sometimes have the habit of disappearing into thin air. In this article, I am sharing how I discovered what happened to my third great grandparents, James Rudman, a labourer, and his wife Hannah, née Shepperd. They initially had me flummoxed when I couldn't find any trace of them…

18th Century Sleuthing in Kent

When tracing our ancestors back through the years, all can be going well until we hit the 1700s. Suddenly, sources seem to dry up and it's easy to lose heart. Maybe you have found your ancestors' names in a parish register, but know little about them as people: they remain faceless and anonymous. Perhaps you…