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It will give you the chance to find out more about genealogy generally, or even discover your own family's past - you just never know, you may be related to royalty or even a well known criminal!

ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Gloucestershire's CSV Action Desk Producer Martin Evans is keen to learn more about his ancestors. He said: “It will be interesting to see what my great great grandfather did for a living, and if there is anything from my family's past which has shaped my future, my likes and my dislikes”

Martin is also keen to see how far his family's roots stretched back in the county. He said, “I know my nan was born in King Standley, which is in Stroud, and I’m pretty sure her parents were born there as well from all the stories she used to tell me, so it’s at least two centuries but it could be even more. It would be fascinating to discover what brought the family to Gloucestershire in the first place”

Today Martin will start the arduous task of trawling through birth, death and marriage certificates, as well as censuses and record libraries in a bid to get the family tree started.

“It’s going to be an exiting journey, and a great learning curve," he saud. "I’ve never done anything like this before so it should be interesting. Luckily my Mum is an organised person, and she has loads of documents to help me get started”

Martin's journey into the past will also take him via The Gloucestershire Family History Society at Spreadeagle Court in Gloucester and also the Records Office.

YouÂ’ll be able to hear his adventures all week leading up to the Family History Festival on Mark Cummings Lunchtime Show, on ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Radio Gloucestershire from 29th November.

Martin's Historic Journey

Family History Festival

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