Kingshott is an unusual surname. There aren’t a whole lot of us around, but we are all related to each other and we have spread around the world.

I started researching the Kingshott family in 1991 after meeting someone with the same surname as me when I was working in Australia. This was Dr Russel Kingshott (who I have recently re-contacted and subsequently found to by my 8th cousin) from Perth, Australia. I was intrigued as I had never met another Kingshott who was outside of my immediate family. I therefore set out on a quest, which continues to this day, searching for the links between the different branches of the family and wondering if we were all related. Luckily, my aunt Barbara (dad's sister) had done a bit of work to start the ball rolling, and I used this as the basis of my own research.

In time, as technology increased and information and contact became quicker and easier, I expanded my search to other branches of my family. Now, it has become an obsession and I actively research all of my direct ancestors as far back as they go, no matter what their surname. I then look at all their siblings, before following their descendants down to the present day. This quickly grows to become a massive number of people, and it continues to expand on a daily basis. This site, however, is exclusively for the Kingshott side of the family and their descendants.

I have registered the Kingshott name with the Guild of One Name Studies as I have effectively been running a one-name-study for some time now.