This site is for the Family Tree of Long, Clay and Bainbridge but of  course, there are many strands to any family web.  Spinning the web is  addictive and I know there are mistakes in my tree which I will try to correct  in the fullness of time.  If you see anything wrong I would be delighted to  hear from you and also if you have any information that is not included and  can take the time to pass it on to me, that will be brilliant. Births,  marriages and deaths, all gratefully accepted.

All of us who embark on the journey of tracing our family tree know what a  labour of love it is and also what a huge addiction it is.  As with all of us, I have  to deal with other life necessaties and these things sometimes take me away from  this task for a while but I will always return to find out and add more.

I want to pay tribute to the people who have helped me find so many of my  relatives. ancestors and descendents.  To name just a few of these, Annie  Singleton (Sparrow) in Australia, Dave Long in Devon, Elizabeth Everson in  London, Margaret Ward (Clays) my sister Yvonne in Cyprus and her friend  Carolyn. Without these people I would still probably be on 'my generation'.  So  take a bow one and all.

They say every equine in the world came from one mare and one stalion and of  course that must be so with families - I am sure if we could see the complete  picture from the Cosmos we would find we are all related to each other, however  tenuously, but in the meantime it is wonderful to find those we know we are  related to and populate our imaginations with those who have gone before us. Every time I find a new name, relative, or information about someone, I feel as if  that person is standing behind me saying 'thank you for finding me'.