Currently accepting clients for...

• Family History Research
• Speaking / Presenting
• Writing /Publishing
• Other Speciality

Is there a mystery within those gnarled branches and fallen leaves of your family history tree?

Are you intrigued or perplexed about the history of your ancestors?

Or are you in search of that final resting place of an ancestor within Yorkshire and beyond?

Hello! My name is Tee Bylo and I am your genealogist, writer, historical researcher, and grave hunter here at The Dead Sleuth.

The Dead Sleuth is a registered company in the City of York offering professional genealogical services to those looking to solve the riddles and absurdities of their own family history.

With access to a wealth of local repositories and archives throughout York, Yorkshire and beyond – I work with those who need an experienced and dedicated history sleuth by their side as they embark on a fascinating journey to uncover the lives of their ancestors.

From genealogical advice, family history research, probate transcription, archive retrieval, to photography, lineage reports and ancestral storytelling – The Dead Sleuth offers a rich menu of research services.

And, if I’m not in search of a missing ancestor or poring over the details on a newly discovered death certificate or trawling through the parish records in search of a burial entry – I’ll be wandering among the tombstones somewhere with notebook and camera in hand.

As a enthusiastic taphophile with an interest in tombstone symbolism - I also undertake grave hunts with the use of parish records and newspapers as the location and image capture of the resting place of our ancestors can be a poignant piece of the jigsaw.

In the absence of a marked grave I can also research, and photograph the surrounding vicinity in which an ancestor rests.

I share the tales and triumphs of family history and of my wanderings among the tombstones in search of the unquiet dead as a geneablogger at Graveyard Squirrel.

The Dead Sleuth also offers bespoke ancestral tours for visitors who are curious about understanding their family history in the context of location and would love to walk in the footsteps of an ancestor, visit the place they once called home or stand at the foot of their grave in a quiet churchyard.

I am also a public speaker and am happy to chat with eager ears and curious minds about some of the following:

• The history and tradition of death from the Georgian era.

• Social reform and the history of prostitution from the Victorian era.

• The symbolism and language of graveyards.

Passionate about the benefits of Ancestral Healing – I also work alongside those who are seeking to understand, reveal and free inherited grief and trauma from their family histories.

And with my love of family history, storytelling and Victorian crime – I am the founder of The Polite Tourist True Crime Walks which offers unique walks through the unquiet streets of York, Scarboro’, Leeds and beyond.

However, as every research commission is as unique as the person who is requesting it – I offer an initial thirty minute FREE consultation to ensure that I am the perfect sleuth for my client.

 

Geographic Specialities
Sleuthing the City of York, Yorkshire, London, Edinburgh and the City of Glasgow.

Testimonials
"Her meticulous research, passion for the craft and attention to detail is incredible. And that she was was also able to find AND photograph an ancestral grave I had long believed to have been lost was simply amazing?" Christine W - Yorkshire

Lectures
- Social History of Tradition and Death from the Georgian Era.
- The Victorian Celebration of Death and Mourning.
- Symbolism and the Language of Graveyards.
- The History of the Victorian Penitentiary.
- Social Reform and Prostitution in the 19th Century.
- Victorian Crime in York and Beyond.
- Ancestral Storytelling and Understanding Ancestral Healing.

Repositories
YORK AND BEYOND:
- The Borthwick Institute
- York Explore and Archives
- Hull History Centre
- The Treasure House Beverley
- North Yorkshire Archives
- West Yorkshire History Centre

SCOTLAND:
- National Records of Scotland Edinburgh
- The City Archives Mitchell Library Glasgow
- National Library of Scotland Edinburgh

ELSEWHERE:
- The National Archives Richmond
- The British Library, London
- London Metropolitan Archives

Research Time Periods

• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century

Languages
English. Latin.

Affiliations
- Genealogical Speakers Guild
- Society of Genealogists
- GeneaBloggers.

Friend Of:
- York Cemetery
- Beckett Street Cemetery Leeds
- Undercliffe Cemetery Bradford
- Kensal Green Cemetery
- Glasgow Necropolis

History Societies:
- York Family History Society
- East Yorkshire Family History Society
- Family & Community Historical Research Society
- York Heritage Hunters

Member Of:
- Guild of One Name Studies
- Society of One-Place Studies - Indie York