Roots Expert
The Dead Sleuth
Tee Bylo Hitching
Genealogist. Family History Sleuth. Ancestral Storyteller. Grave Hunter.
How they can help
- Remote research
- In person
- Heritage travel
- Researches in
- United Kingdom · Yorkshire
- Based in
- United Kingdom · Yorkshire
- Languages
- English
- Time periods
- Georgian · Victorian · 19th century
About
Founder and Director of The Dead Sleuth, a registered company in York offering professional genealogical services, family history research, probate transcription, archive retrieval, ancestral storytelling, and grave hunting.
Tee Bylo Hitching is a professional genealogist, writer, family history detective, research consultant, and obituary crafter based in York. Operating as The Dead Sleuth (a registered company), Tee specializes in solving family history mysteries, probate hunting, newspaper research, genealogical sleuthing, exploring criminality, and grave hunting. With access to local repositories and archives throughout York and beyond, Tee works collaboratively with clients to uncover ancestral narratives. As an enthusiastic taphophile with expertise in tombstone symbolism, Tee also offers ancestral tours, grave hunts using parish records and photography, and ancestral healing services. Known as THE GRAVEYARD SQUIRREL persona, Tee is also the founder of THE POLITE TOURIST WALKING TOURS and a public speaker on Victorian crime, family history, and genealogical research.
Specialties
- genealogy
- family history research
- probate research
- newspaper research
- grave hunting
- ancestral storytelling
- tombstone symbolism
- Victorian crime
- genealogical sleuthing
- ancestral healing
- obituary crafting
- archive retrieval
- taphophily
- lineage reports
- photographic research
Additional credentials
Founder of TEE TALKS; Founder of THE POLITE TOURIST WALKING TOURS; Public speaker on family history and Victorian criminality; Passionate taphophile
York, Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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