Sarah Pearson
AGRA Associate
My focus is on tracing family histories rooted in the West Country. Based in Gloucestershire I regularly visit the archives of Gloucestershire, Somerset and Wiltshire,and the London archives, especially the National Archives. If the research requires it, I also travel further afield. I specialise in seventeenth and eighteenth century research.
I will perform simple look ups in a document, trace back a family line, and conduct more open-ended research. I can also prepare a guide to an ancestral homeland, be a family heritage tour guide, and mentor in historical research skills.
With a PhD from the University of Bristol in British Imperial History, I can also investigate East India Company families, colonial families and Britons who emigrated to the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
For further details on me and my work, please see the Ancestral Journeys website.
Contact Sarah Pearson
Email: spearson@ancestraljourneys.co.uk
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Stroud
Gloucestershire
Sarah is a meticulous and dedicated researcher, adept at uncovering hidden pasts and following unexpected archival leads. In her PhD thesis she blends these skills with her mastery of cutting-edge scholarship, building a rich and nuanced context for the lives that she reconstructs.
Professor Jonathan Saha, Durham University
Our family society in the USA hired Sarah to find our immigrant ancestor. Sarah is a thorough professional genealogist who turned over every stone in her search. Her reports were professional and well documented. We give her the highest praise as one of the finest genealogists in the Gloucestershire area.
John Beatty
I worked with Sarah to trace my family history, and I couldn't be happier with the results. Sarah not only provided me with a family pedigree but also enriched it with outline stories of my ancestors. These stories breathed life into the names and dates, turning my family's history into a tapestry of lives and experiences. This has not only given me a deeper understanding of my roots but also a connection to the past.
Judith Stafford
