[Margaret Pilkington]

Granny, you could be right, but whatever you find does make for interesting reading......and it doesn't take anything away from me as a person.
We can only guess at the life pressures of our ancestors....and if some of them prove to have been less than 'savoury'.....it isn't really our fault.

I wish history had been taught in my school via this method....it would have made it more realistic and personal....and I'm sure I would have been a lot more interested.

You only need to do as much (or as little) as you want in the research of your background.
I'm not under any illusions as to having anyone famous, or infamous in my family past.

I also plan to write some kind of narrative about what my own background has been.....not for publication, just for the folk who come after me. So they will know a bit about me and my immediate family links. I am going to call it 'The Memoirs of an Ordinary Person'