WHO do you think you are?
A familiar question which, if you say it that way, is likely to recall scenes of childhood chastisement, run-ins with authority and, worryingly, an annoying catchy hit from the Spice Girls circa 1997. For growing numbers of people, however, the question has led them back in time to uncover family history and, in the process, clues to their own identities. Spurred on by easy access to Internet-based information and the desire to find our place in the global village, armchair genealogy has become one of the fastest growing hobbies in the world.
