Past-master :: Sue Newman
Local and Family History, Record and Genealogy Researcher
Family History
This page gives brief examples of the kind of research I undertake which can be covered by the umbrella of Family History.
Lengthy study of the Hampshire ancestors of an Australian family which uncovered a sophisticated and organised network of a smuggling 'mafia' emanating from Christchurch
Locating the sister of a client who had last seen each other as tiny children half a century earlier.
Finding descendants of a recently deceased person for probate purposes.
Investigating a case of an abandoned wartime evacuee baby, whose mother turned out to be not at all the heartless person her child grew up to think of her as: and finding living relatives unknown to this lady.
Long-term ongoing research into the mysterious life of a bohemian English artist (not local), about whom nothing was known beforehand; this work will be part of an important art publication eventually, by an American art specialist.
Please feel free to contact me if you have a commission you would like to discuss.
Family Names
I have a vast list of SURNAMES from local newspapers commencing 1740.
To view a brief snippet of the database click here....
Illustrations of Interest
Below are some examples of historic interest.
Last Will and Testament of Samuel Badam
A Seal from 1640
A Christchurch Letterheaded Receipt