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Lady Lane

Lady Lane, Wiltshire leading to the medieval St Andrew's Church. The lane is reputedly haunted by the

ghost of an unknown lady ​

We can't visit the past.
But we can find the people who lived there.

As a family and local historian, I'm insatiably curious... I want to know how people lived and worked, the journeys they took, who they married, their family life and what became of them.

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Here's where I share my discoveries: local history from my corner of Wiltshire, a good dose of railway history, family stories, and anything else which piques my interestwith guides and tips along the way to inspire your own research.

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About me

Gemma Ward

I’m a genealogist based between the railway town of Swindon and the beautiful scenery of the Cotswolds. I work at STEAM, the Museum of the Great Western Railway in Swindon, and I have a particular interest in the railway and the people who worked on it.​

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As well as writing this blog, I research families across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bath and north-east Somerset, and Great Western Railway workers anywhere along the line.

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Genealogy and family history in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Bath and north-east Somerset

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