Adult Courses

This is a course for those who are already familiar with birth, marriage and death certificates, census returns and parish registers and want to learn about other records that will allow them to delve deeper into the lives of their ancestors with the assistance of an experienced family history researcher. This course can be tailored to meet your own particular research needs. Topics may include divorce, wills, educational records, migration, military records, The Poor Law records, crime and punishment, apprenticeships and occupational records. There will also be the opportunity to learn about, and experience, family history related websites.

Michelle Smith

About Michelle

Michelle has been researching family history for 30 years and during that time has amassed a great deal of experience and knowledge. She has assisted many others with their own research and provided a family history research service to Australians with English & Welsh ancestry. Prior to moving to Marlborough she taught family history for Northamptonshire County Council Adult Learning Service. She is currently teaching Family History at New College, Swindon. She is enthusiastic in her approach to the subject and believes in allowing students to learn whilst doing. She loves the challenge of finding those ancestors who prove difficult to track down.