Born in America, I've lived in Germany and have called the UK home for many years. I'm fascinated by history, drawn to researching the stories behind it, and pulled along in all things by a sense of discovery.

My genealogy journey started several years ago with a single question: where did my middle name, Wymark, actually come from? That search — through my family lines — pulled me deep into genealogical research, and I haven't stopped since.

Today, my focus is specifically on helping Americans and Canadians trace their roots back to England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland — not only identifying who your ancestors were in these places, but exploring the journeys that brought them across the Atlantic to start new lives in North America. Somewhere in nearly every chart I research is a person standing on a dock, everything they know behind them, searching for something better ahead.  Their stories inspire me.

I bring a genuine, hands-on familiarity with record systems in America, Canada, England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland, and I'm currently deepening my expertise in archival research through coursework and working towards accreditation.

What draws me to this work is the overlap of three lifelong interests: history, storytelling, and travel — and I believe a family's past deserves to be researched with rigour, told as a story, and explored in the places it happened.

—Nathan Wymark Payne, Founder

Society of Genealogists, Member