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Sophie Denancy

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Originally from France, Sophie is based in London. Over the past 13 years she has honed her research skills in the register offices, archives and libraries of the capital. No two days are ever the same for Sophie, but the excitement of reuniting rightful heirs with lost assets is a constant driving force. The more complex the genealogical puzzle, the more she enjoys solving it.

Sophie is a qualified Mental Health First Aider.

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Caroline Gerard, MA

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For over 20 years as a professional Caroline has been helping people with their own familial discoveries. Her interest in genealogy grew out of her fascination with both people and history, with the various threads which help to make us what we are and with the twists and turns of circumstances which lead us to where we are now.

When she’s not roaming Scottish archives and records offices, Caroline can be found recording gravestone inscriptions, clearing weeds and ivy with the Friends of Warriston Cemetery, or exploring and explaining the history of Dean Village, once Edinburgh’s main milling area.

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Graham Hicks

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Graham is based in Lancashire. His interest in genealogy started over 30 years ago when a favourite aunt died and he started researching her family. Before he knew it, he was hooked.

Having worked for the National Trust for over 20 years, looking after properties that were open to the public, Graham left in 2008 and later started his own genealogy research business.

Graham is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists and a full member of AGRA, the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives.

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Rachel Williams-Hill

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Rachel is a Senior Field Researcher, connected to our Southport office.

After retiring from the Police force in 2018 following a 30-year career as an officer and as a detective, Rachel is now applying her skills in a new direction through her work with Anglia Research.

I have two roles. The first one takes me to the front doors of people to tell them that may be entitled to a share of the estate of a deceased family member, often a distant one, or one not even known to them, but who’d made no will. The other involves a desk and computer to do case research.

I’ve had several occasions when a family member has made a throw away comment, only for me to identify it as a crucial part of the case, or finding a vital bit of research information, I often call it a ‘golden nugget’, that connects a person to another person, an address, and so on. So rewarding!

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