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All Roads Lead to Tottenham

What can one family’s journey reveal about the changing face of 19th-century Britain?

A 19th Century family’s migration across the UK, through Lincolnshire, Hertfordshire, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, Devon, Suffolk and Essex to Tottenham in North London. Using sources from main genealogy websites, local archives and inherited photos and documents, this case study follows a Grocer, Blacksmith, Shoemaker and Teacher on the family’s journey to London and onwards to the USA.

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Karen De Bruyne

Karen De Bruyne

Karen de Bruyne is a professional genealogist, with a Post Graduate Diploma in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies. She is an Associate of Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA) and a Member of the Register of Qualified Genealogists (RQG). Karen has over 25 years research experience from around the world, specialising in London & those who passed through British India, the Far East and Dutch Indies. She loves searching for the stories... She has achieved a certificate in British India Ancestors from the National Institute for Genealogical Studies, and is also approved researcher at the British Library, Asia and Africa Reading room for family history. She is a volunteer host for the Society of Genealogists and events co-ordinator for London Westminster & Middlesex Family History Society, a Trustee of F.I.B.I.S. and S.O.G.

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