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 was recently featured in a BBC news article after locating the descendants of a WWI hero. As an expert on genealogy research, she has also hosted webinars and spoken in podcasts.

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

Eileen regularly researched the UK and US versions of Who Do You Think You Are? She first appeared in the 2011 episode with Sebastian Coe, then after with Sheridan Smith and Minnie Driver.

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