My Name is John
Hitchcock. I have been facinated by family history for many
years, but it is only recently that I actully started to investigate my
family tree.
I began with my
Mother, as she was one of thirteen children from 2 marriages. Imagine
my delight when I discovered, within my mother's personal papers, a letter
from someone in Melbourne, Australia, making enquiries about relatives
of John Maslen. This letter, which my mother had forgoton about,
was over 10 years old. I wrote back to the sender and kept
my fingers crossed.
A short time later I received a reply. The sender (Shirley), had recently moved home, however, fortunately my letter was passed on to her. Shirley had begun tracing her ancestors some 10 years earlier. As a result I now find I have a cousin in Australia, because Shirley's Grandmother, and my Grandmother, were sisters!
So it is with thanks that I would like to acknowledge all the work that Shirley has put into the project over the past years, which has enabled me to put together this web site
If you have any
comments or wish to contact either of us with information, please
sign the guest book, or send us an email
A brief history