Hi, I'm Joe
I’m a genealogist and historical researcher obsessed with uncovering the lost and forgotten stories of the past. What began as exploring my own family tree quickly became a mission to find the everyday men and women whose incredible, tragic, or unbelievable lives are buried in census returns, workhouse records and old newspapers.
I founded Yourfamilyline in 2023 as a genealogy research service, but it’s grown into something bigger: a platform for bringing forgotten lives back into the light through detailed research and digital storytelling. Every ancestor, no matter how “ordinary” they seemed, has a story worth telling – and I’m here to help share them.
Latest from yourfamilyline
Real people. Lost and rediscovered through research.
An Interview with a Man Born in 1808 (He Remembered Napoleon)
How She Became Birmingham's Most Feared Woman
'Battered With A Pork Pie': The Girl Who Hit A Copper
The Mother Who Drank While Her Son Starved to Death
How One Man Scammed Birmingham’s Pubs for 20 Years
The Man Who Pulled 104 Bodies from the Thames
‘The First Policeman Killed on Point Duty’ – A Fatal Crash at Ludgate Circus, 1913
How to Get Deported from Victorian Britain in 3 Easy Crimes
50+ Arrests: The Tragic Fall of This “Respectable” Victorian Woman
Why Was This Victorian Boy JAILED for Bread and Sugar?
See the Stories Come Alive
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My Process
Deep-Dive Research
Crafting the Narrative
The Final Documentary
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