When I began my research I never dreamed that I would find that my ancestors were clergymen, mercers, bankers or annuitants; in fact I had to look the last occupation up as I had never heard of it before!
I was also surprised by the sources of information to hand from the Internet and from the various genealogy societies and archives which have provided an understanding of the life and times our ancestors lived in. Some of the interesting pieces of social history have come from early banking, university education, the Clergy and the military.
I started my research in 2002, looking at the Wood side of the family. Follow the Wood branch to find out more
Then, I started to look at the Windlow side of the family after hitting a couple of “Brick Walls” which eventually, led me to research a One Name Study of the Windlow surname