Patricia Taylor surveyed her ancestors’ localities using maps, before embarking on a transatlantic quest to visit their homelands in Scotland
How I began tracing my family tree
I am Lucy May, my age is 32 and I have Downs Syndrome. I live in supported living. For the last year I have been working non-stop on a family tree project. I was first inspired to start my family tree by a programme I saw on TV called “Who Do You Think You Are?”. This programme made me decide to do my own family tree as I have always wanted to know more about my family.
First before starting my family tree I asked my Mum for her details like date of birth, place of birth and her full name. With to begin my family tree and I was able to find more family just through simple family details. Then to find out more about family members who served in the wars I used a website called ‘Forces War Records’. Through this I was able to find a lot of paperwork and documents relating to family members who served in the wars.
