I was born in Cambridge and have lived in Ipswich with Paul, my husband, since 2006.  I studied French and History at Warwick University.  My working life was mainly spent with a small research company in Coventry, followed by several years as an administrator for the National Autistic Society in Suffolk.

I started exploring my family history in the late 1990s and graduated onto other areas of historical research when I came to Ipswich. Then the chance to write two books of my own came up, along with research for friends, family and then for people I didn’t even know.

These days, I mostly work as a volunteer for Suffolk Archives.

This website was last updated in March 2024.