From time to time we are asked to suggest people willing to undertake genealogical or historical research, as most county and district archive services can only commit a limited time to answering individual enquiries. The following list represents those people known by district and county archivists to be working in Greater Manchester. There are all self-employed researchers working for a fee; their inclusion in this list should not be taken to imply that they are employed or approved by us, nor can we guarantee the quality of their work or enter into any negotiations between researchers and clients.
14 February 2008
Name & address
Specialising in:
Mrs. Madeline Best
28 Bakewell Street
Manchester M18 7AQ
Email m.best21@ntlworld.comManchester & Stockport, family history Mrs Eileen Butcher, 34 Hill Top Avenue
Cheadle Hulme, Stockport SK8 7HY
Tel 0161 485 6119
Email eileen.butcher@the-butcher-family.co.uk
Web site www.mancestry.co.ukManchester, Stockport Tameside, Macclesfield,
New Mills and SalfordMr. P. M. Hughes
22 Grosvenor Road,
Sale,
Cheshire M33 6UH
Tel 0161 973 9622
Mainly Greater Manchester, Lancashire and Cheshire Ms R. Livshin
48 Park Road,
Prestwich M25 0FA
Tel 0161 740 3941
e mail rlivshin@bigfoot.comGreater Manchester, Jewish communal records, census, civil registration probate, naturalisation Gerard Lodge, 16 St Austell Drive, Heald Green, Cheadle SK8 3EG
Web site: www.manchester-family-history-research.co.uk
Email gjlodge49@hotmail.comManchester, S E Lancashire and N E Cheshire. All areas of family history & social & economic history of the region inc prisons, workhouses, industrial schools, court records, rate books, electoral rolls, newspapers, Mr. J. E. Lloyd
1 Royston Road,
Firswood,
Manchester M16 0EUGt. Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, incl. 60+ vol. indexes & abstracts to registers, deeds, tax legal papers, maps & Catholics 1004-1837 Simon D. Martin BSc (Hons)
21 Petticoat Lane
Higher Ince
Wigan WN2 2LH
Email SMartionBsc@aol.comAll old Lancashire, including Wigan, St. Helens, Liverpool & Manchester; Cheshire including Stockport, all available sources including Probate & Marriage Licence & Bishops’ Transcripts searches; member of AGRA Garry Miller, Crosby House,
412 Prescot Road,
Eccleston Hill,
St Helens,
Lancashire WA10 3BT
Tel 01744 739675
Mobile07803 100995
Email: garry_miller@tiscali.co.ukArchitectural Historian: documentary research, fabric analysis and landscape history.
Planning/conservation/restoration reports on historic buildings Legal enquiries (matters such as right of way or vehicular status of a road) Business historiesNorth West England, North/Mid Wales and the Midlands
Ms. J. Moore
21 Shawe Hall Avenue,
Flixton,
Manchester M41 6AW
email JMooreFH@aol.comGreater Manchester, Lancashire, Cheshire, family, company and property histories Ms A. Nicholson
72 Kiln Lane,
Milnrow,
Rochdale OL16 3JN
email Roots@hotmail.co.ukGreater Manchester area including Ashton, Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham and Rochdale. Parish, civil and census records Mr R. S. Norris
30 Cotswold Drive,
Old Royley Park,
Royton,
Lancs OL2 5HD
email family.history.research@ntlworld.com
Oldham, Rochdale, Tameside, parish, civil and census records Rodgers & Rodgers,
Ebenezer Chapel,
121 Old Road,
Tintwistle,
Hyde,
Cheshire SK13 7JZ
email Rogerses@aol.com
Web site http://members.aol.com/rogerses/Missing beneficiaries and 'lost contact' persons; Greater Manchester genealogy. Member of AGRA Mrs K. Stout
372 Bury New Road,
Whitefield,
Manchester M45 7SY
email stoutroots@aol.com
Web site www.rootsfamilyhistoryservice.comGreater Manchester including Bolton, Bury, Manchester, Oldham, Rochdale & Salford.
Searches taken at Lancashire Record Office, Manchester Archives & Local Studies & other local repositories. Parish Registers, census returns, civil indexes, newspapers etc.
FAMILY HISTORY SOCIETIES IN THE GREATER MANCHESTER AREA
Membership of the appropriate Family History Society may be worth considering as an alternative, or in addition to using a researcher. Please bear in mind that these societies are voluntary groups; they may be able to put you in touch with other members tracing the same family but cannot normally carry out extensive research on your behalf.
- Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society, Clayton House, 59 Piccadilly, Manchester M1 2AQ E mail office@mlfhs.org.uk.
They also have a web site at http://www.mlfhs.org.uk
- Leigh & District Family History Society: Mrs. Hughes Tel 01942 741594
- Groups of the Family History Society of Cheshire: Group Leader, Mrs. Hilary Charlton, 1 Norfolk House, Holly Grove, Sale M33 2DS.
Tel 0161 283 6194 e-mail <fern.lea@argonet.co.uk>.
The society has 16 groups throughout Cheshire including, Altrincham, Bramhall and Dukinfield. Research rooms are available at the
Festival Hall, Talbot Road, Alderley Edge. Please contact Brenda Smith Group Chairman, 11 Thornway, High Lane, Stockport SK6 8EL.
Tel 01663 764617, e-mail Brendawsmith@compuserve.com or see http://www.fhsc.org.uk/groups.htm for further details
- Wigan Family History Society: Sharon Weir, 7 Pearl Street, Wigan WN6 7HL Tel 01942 740369.
Email sharon.weir@blueyonder.co.uk
Usenet News Groups
Usenet, or Network News, provides access to over 65,000 discussion groups (depending on your provider. Not suprisingly, there are many that discuss genealogy. Below is a list of the more relevant groups. Clicking on one of the links will connect you to your service providers news server and then download the latest messages in that group.
Tip : why not use google.com to search through Usenet rather than downloading all messages in a newsgroup. They have a very large archive of past messages
alt.genealogy Alternative discussion on genealogy soc.genealogy.britain The main newsgroup dealing with this part of the world soc.genealogy.ireland Newsgroup relating to Ireland. soc.genealogy.methods Discussion on methods used in research. soc.genealogy.surnames.britain Discussion on surnames
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