The Book

I use a variety of sites and tools to research a family background. Often times the best way to find out more about the people and places that help create a complete picture of your family’s history is by using plain old “Google Magic”!

I was working with a client whose paternal grandparents were from England. Along with the multiple avenues of research I was engaged in, I “Googled” the maiden name of the grandmother. One of the hits was from a bookseller in Portishead (where the family had lived for many years), selling a copy of A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens that contained an inscription from my client’s Great, Great, Grandfather to her Great, Great Aunt Mabel Jukes!

I purchased the book on the client’s behalf. After I received the book, I documented the inscription with a photograph. As I was leafing through the book I found a newspaper clipping.  The clipping was from the North Somerset Times, dated January 12, 2012.

The clipping told the story of the Portishead Football Club’s centenary celebrations. My client’s Great Grandmother, Molly Jukes, had inaugurated the club in the early 1900s! She even played in goal!

One Google search produced a family treasure and an amazing story.

I make amazing discoveries everyday! Let’s see what I can discover for you! Email me on ‪[email protected].