I began my family history research in June 2000, at the request of my mother, Mary Lund (née Riley), shortly before she sadly passed away.

Mary had a hard life, bringing up seven kids in the "bungies" [bungalows on a council estate in Roby] was no easy task in the 50-60s.  She was a lovely lady, always polite and friendly to anyone who passed her way. Unfortunately, there was little time for me to gather any family history evidence, mum was far too ill to offer anything at all.

I began my research by trawling the General Registry Office (GRO) Birth, Death, and Marriage (BDM) Index, and It wasn't long before I came across an entry for a June Lund with a mother Riley. June only survived for 1 day, and I confirmed the birth with my elder sister Joyce - it was too late for me to discuss the child with my mother, and I am left thinking that surely, finding June, was the main reason for my mum's request!

So I have now been researching my family line for the last 20 years, mainly on the internet, using various repositories and social platforms, from the comfort of my own home. The only 'external' research I have done so far, is to visit family graves, and yes I have, with the help of the Liverpool Library, and Friends of Allerton Cemetery, located my sister June's place of rest. It is a public grave marked only with a stone the size of a house brick, with the number 215 inscribed on it. Originally, the stone was not visible, and was only located by me prodding the ground with a stick. It was about 8in below ground when I found it, and consequently I dug it up and re-bedded it. It is now slightly above ground, and I have planted daffodil bulbs around it - my mum's favourite flower. I can only visit every few years, and although the plot is now visible on Google Maps, I still fear that the stone will once again sink below the surface.

I shall continue on-line searching, but hope to venture out at some point and visit places of interest, in the hope that more relevant information will reveal itself. And, I believe that the only way to build an accurate picture and appreciation of our past is to share information widely, and I welcome any enquiries. My research data is not quite ready for viewing, but my email address is listed below.

According to Mark Anthony Lower, in his book ‘Patronmica Britannica, A Dictionary of the Family Names of the United Kingdom’, the name ‘Lund’ is a corruption of the name ‘Lunn’. There are several localities so called in Lancashire and Yorkshire.

For example Lund in Lancashire East Yorkshire and North Yorkshire, Lunt in Merseyside, and Lound in Lincolnshire Nottinghamshire and Suffolk, and the surname may derive from any of these.

Lund is a topographic name for someone who lived by a grove. From the Scandinavian old Norse Lundr, the word was adopted into northern dialects of Middle English and also into Anglo-Norman French. 

Lund is a well-known Bishop’s see and and University in Sweden. A family of this name settled in Yorkshire from Nuremberg in the 16th century. In fact, Lund parish, situated on the Wolds, its name bears evidence of the occupation of the district by the Norsemen - lundr

Its therefore no surprise to learn that that is where my focus on my direct family line and one-name study (ONS) begins - I do have relatives in Australia and USA, but my current research is devoted to the north of England. There are currently over 5000 people in the United Kingdom (UK) named ‘Lund’, so I can safely say that it will be a while before I can concentrate any effort outside of this island of ours!