Ancestry Talks

Paul Crooks is a genealogist, author, and historian specialising in Black genealogy and African-Caribbean history. His work focuses on reconstructing family histories that were obscured, misrecorded, or deliberately erased, using evidence-led research across British, Caribbean, and transatlantic archives.

For more than two decades, Paul has worked with historical records documenting enslavement, migration, compensation, and identity. His approach combines rigorous genealogical method with historical analysis, grounded in original archival sources rather than inherited narratives.

Paul Crooks is currently the only documented case study of an individual who has successfully traced his African-Caribbean ancestry back to Africa using corroborated archival evidence.

Through talks, publications, and public education, he supports individuals and institutions seeking accurate, responsible, and contextualised understandings of Black family history and ancestry.