Dig up my Roots
Genealogy and family history research
Would you like to find out about your family history but don't know where to start?
Are you looking for someone to trace your family tree?
If so, you have come to the right place.
Records
Tracing your family tree can be confusing, difficult and very time-consuming, it can, and does take over your life. You have to be 100% accurate and have the correct information in case you climb the wrong tree. This is a very common mistake as people just assume that what they have found is the truth. I have had many people contact me to go back and correct their findings. It can be a waste of your time and money.
Access to Data
Dig up my Roots have access to huge databases where we can search for the information of our ancestors. These tell us where they lived, what they did for a living, where they went to school if they were in the military, emigrated to a foreign country and much more. We can try to piece together their life, what they had to go through so we can be here today.
Why do people trace their family trees
Tracing your family tree is now one of Britain’s most popular pastimes with television programs like Who do you think you are? A House Through Time, DNA Detectives, Long Lost Families but to name a few. These days it seems to be important to us to find out where we came from, where our families lived, how we ended up, where we are today and what life was like for our grandparents and beyond.
The BBC’s “Victorian Slum” gives us an insight into our family history and allows us to see how they lived and survived; it brings to life just how harsh things were especially if you didn’t have much money. What did people do for entertainment, what was it like without electricity, gas and clean water? All the things we take for granted today. It was a tough time.
Sometimes researching records can bring up some surprises, some good and some that people would rather be swept under the carpet. I have uncovered lots of things like this over many years of research. Even in my family history, I have discovered adopted children, and whole families emigrating to America, Australia, and even Africa. Three brothers were all killed serving in WW1, and families were admitted to the dreaded workhouse, some not making it out. The more you look into these people’s lives, the more you get to know them, you are bringing them back to life in a way, by learning about them. We don't just produce a list of dates when people were born, married died etc, we dig deeper and try to give you more insight about these people, what they had to go through in order to survive, some in not very good conditions.