Several years ago I became interested in family history, however I quickly hit a problem with my 3x great grandfather, John Micklethwaite, born about 1805 - I couldn't identify his parents. So I started to collect information about Micklethwaites in the Huddersfield area where he lived. Over the years, this has developed into a One Name Study, expanding outwards across Yorkshire, then England, and now covering the whole world. This site presents much of the information I have collected. Click on the links below or on the menu to the left to find out more.

The name Micklethwaite is derived from Old Norse. There are several places with the name in England and the place name is also present in Norway as Mykkeltveit. The surname is derived from the place name.

I have collected information on people bearing the name Micklethwaite from across the world and tried to group them into branches. So far, I have about 30 different branches. 5 of us have had DNA tests and so far we have at least 4 different YDNA haplogroups represented.

I have a photo gallery and a page for those who I want to know more about.

I also pay tribute to those who lost their lives in war, and to those who served and survived.

Every few months I write a newsletter and send it to researchers interested in the Micklethwaite/Mickelwait name. I write an occasional blog on family history matters of interest, and I have longer articles on my features page. I have also created a Facebook closed group where we can share research. Contact me for details of any of these.

Along the way, I have been helped by many whose assistance is gratefully acknowledged - in particular Pat Smith, Roland Haigh, and the Crich WEA FH group who have taught me much about genealogy. I am also very grateful to John Micklethwait, Geoff Phillipson and the multitude of Micklethwait(e) relatives who have given me information and help.

I am of member of the Guild of One Name Studies and the Huddersfield and District FHS. I am grateful to many members of those organisations for their help with this study.