I have been researching my family history for many years now and slowly I am breaking down some brick walls that I had come upon. Without the help of cousins and relatives most of who I have never met or spoken to personally I could never have accomplished as much as I have and to them I am very thankful.
 Thankyou to Richard Doig, Alison Deed, Geoff Deed, Vicki Deed, Janine Hand, Bill Curnow, Sue Boyce, Barry James, Peter Hooper, Joyce Weeks, Jim Best, Joan Matthews for all your help. Of course there are many others
 who have helped and I thank them too. 
 This tree is dedicated to all those who went before us and paved the way for us to be where we are today. Our ancestors truly are a part of us and who we are.
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"A Prayer For Genealogists"

Lord, help me dig into the past,
 And sift the sands of time;
 That I might find the roots that made
 This family tree of mine.

Lord, help me trace the ancient roads,
 On which my fathers trod;
 And led them through so many lands,
 To find our present sod.

Lord, help me find an ancient book
 Or dust manuscript,
 That's safely hidden now away
 In some forgotten crypt.

Lord, let it bridge the gaps that haunts
 My soul when I can't find,
 The missing link between some name
 That ends the same as mine.

~ Curtis Woods ~
 **************************************************************************************************** Doing our medieval ancestry I used a lot of different resources and web sites, and learnt quite a bit of english history as I was researching. Dates and names vary a lot depending on which site you go into or what history book you have been researching> I apologise for any mistakes I have made while doing this part of my tree, if you find something you think is wrong or you can add to anything please let me know.
 Some of the resources I used are: The Peerage.com, http://www3.dcs.hull.ac.uk/genealogy/royal/, DeBretts Peerage, Royal Genealogies Website, http://www.tudorplace.com **************************************************************************************************** Our Ancestors, those who are near
 Impressing on memories in our hearts and minds
 Engraved upon the sentient layers of our souls
 Inherited stories passing down through time
 From Grandparents, parents, to the children
 Our kin, our kind, our living blood line
 Passed on are their tales of echoed legend
 Giving life meaning, creating connection
 Cut ties with the Ancestors and we lose our direction
 Losing sight of our line and familiar protection
 Our sense of belonging is hidden from sight
 Lost in distant dreams that pass in the night
 We become veiled from the ancient path that leads us here
 The way of our Ancestors, those who are near.
 Call on the Ancestors and they Will surely come
 To show us how we, are already One.
 ~author unknown~
  
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