Searching for the mysterious Leigh Hunter and Kate Walton

We tried searching for Leigh Hunter and Kate Walton. The searches returned results for Kate or Catherine Walton, though nothing linked her to a Leigh Hunter! Searches for Leigh Hunter turned up a Leigh Rigby Hunter from Shropshire though the dates etc. were all wrong, ruling him out. The following Read more

The official records of Joseph Leigh Hunter

Joseph Leigh Hunter’s marriage certificate above shows his father to be Leigh Hunter, Coal Miner (deceased) and his mother to be Kate Walton. This is the first official record that Jane and Ian could find for their great grandfather. The wedding took place on 28 October 1898 at Tradeston, Lanarkshire, Read more

Time for an in depth look at a Lee family from Durham

Above is the Ancestry records and timeline we gathered for Matthew Lee, 1837 – 1892. Why did we start to look at this person and family, well it was down to our genetic connection to Bill. One of his grandmothers was Catherine Walton, the wife of this Matthew Leigh. We Read more

Matthew Lee applies for United States of America Naturalization

The Declaration of Intention below says that Matthew Lee from England first arrived in the United States in August 1891. He has signed the document on 8th May, 1893, that it is his intention to become a citizen of the United States of America. Above is Matthew Lee’s Declaration of Read more

Contact Form – DNA Doesn’t Lie

Please feel free to contact us. Please note we will include your I.P. Address in any form sent: Your I.P. address – Ian has a keen interest in the following and more: We aim to respond to Contact forms with 48 hours Despite our lack of formal Genealogy training or Read more