Eileen Lavelle (née Butcher), member of AGRA

Before running her own successful genealogy company, Eileen was a complex caseworker for the Department for Work and Pensions and also worked for many years in the local studies department of Manchester Central Library. Anglia Research was delighted to acquire her knowledge and expertise, especially in relation to the north of England.

Eileen regularly conducts research for the UK and US versions of Who Do You Think You Are? She first appeared in the 2011 episode with Sebastian Coe and has since appeared in episodes including those with Sheridan Smith and Minnie Driver.

She has worked on The Secret History of My Family, broadcast on the BBC in 2016, and more recently on Made in Great Britain, a six-part documentary series that aired on BBC2 from October to December 2018.

Eileen is a member of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA).