A warm welcome to Luke who has upgraded from a student member of RQG to a full member.

Luke is studying for the full time MSc in Genealogical Studies, at Strathclyde, and having completed the Diploma is now in the process of completing his dissertation.

Based in Derby, Luke’s special areas of interest are Derby, Derbyshire and more generally newspaper research and the lives and times of the working class over the centuries.

Luke is just starting his own business – Heirloom Family Tree Services and also hopes to continue his studies by embarking on a PhD in History with Genealogy.

Their Twitter handle is Luke_Theobald and business website is www.heirloomfamilytreeservices.co.uk