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photo John Tunesi of Liongam
6 Feb, 2017

New Genealogist of the Week – John Tunesi of Liongam

What started your interest in Genealogy? With my family’s Italian heritage, I wanted from an early age to find out when the family arrived in the UK; from my research I have found that all the members of the family undoubtedly found in the country are descended from Felippo Tunesi who arrived in London in […]

Clare O'Grady
30 Jan, 2017

Genealogist of the Week – Clare O’Grady

What started your interest in genealogy? I’ve always loved history but hadn’t really thought about my own genealogy until I came across an old tin of my late grandfather’s hidden away in the garage.  It contained various family papers including some birth, death and marriage certificates, some mortgage papers and some photographs.  Up until this […]

23 Jan, 2017

New Genealogist of the Week – Jane Tunesi of Liongam

What started your interest in genealogy? My interest in genealogy started whilst I was at school.  During the 1977 Silver Jubilee celebrations my school studied the Royal Family, a subject I was already interested in.  This progressed to learning about the monarchs of this country and culminating in a project based on our own family […]