David Annal is one of the key note speakers at RQG conference 2021 and will talk on “Lying Bastards”: the impact of illegitimacy on the records that our ancestors leave behind.

David is a professional researcher with over 40 years’ experience, is a former Principal Family History Specialist with the National Archives and worked at the Family Records Centre for many years.

He has written a number of family history books including the bestselling beginner’s guide Easy Family History and, with Peter Christian, he is the co-author of Census: the Family Historian’s Guide.

David is also a regular contributor to Family Tree Magazine where he is currently running the Family Tree Academy and a popular speaker on the family history circuit. He has been researching his own family history since the mid-1970s – he hasn’t finished yet!

To find out more about RQG conference 2021: https://www.qualifiedgenealogists.org/2021-conference