My name is Paul Chiddicks and I would like to welcome you to my Family blog and hope that you find this blog both interesting and informative. I am 53 years old and have been researching my tree, on and off, for the last fifteen years. I live in Cheshire with my wife and two grown up children and have been living in leafy Cheshire for around 20 years. Before this, I spent all my earlier years living, working and growing up in Thurrock, in Essex.

I am currently writing a regular blog for Family Tree Magazine

Our new blog series, by Paul Chiddicks, takes an alternative look at family history and how to approach the subject. It's family history with a twist...


My own blog and twitter site are:



Every Family has a story to tell..........Welcome to mine




The main names that I am researching are as follows:

Chiddicks, all areas,

Daniels in Dublin

Keyes in Prittlewell, Essex

Wootton in Mansell Garnage in Herefordshire and London

Stampa in Edinburgh

Lukes in Gravesend, Kent

Luttman in London