Membership Information

Membership of the Manchester and Lancashire Family History Society is open anyone having an interest in family history wherever in the world they may live. Applications for membership should be submitted on the application form provided and sent, with the appropriate payment, to the address below. You may also join in person by visiting Clayton House during Resource Centre opening hours and enjoy immediate use of the Centre, subject to payment of the annual fee.

Applications will normally be processed within one week of receipt when your membership card will be mailed with your "Fact Pack". UK applicants should receive their Fact Pack within two weeks of submitting their application but overseas applicants may experience a delay of up to four weeks since our overseas mail is delivered via a forwarding agent.

Membership becomes renewable one year after the beginning of the month in which membership commences. This will be shown on your membership card(s). If membership is not renewed within three months, we reserve the right to require a new application for membership and for the the registration fee to be paid in addition to the subscription.

There are three classes of membership:

• Individual Membership is limited to one named individual only and is available to people living in the United Kingdom. Individual membership currently costs £15.00 per annum to new members.
• Family Membership is limited to one named individual and a named partner or family member who need not live at the same address and is available to people living in the United Kingdom. Two membership cards will be issued. Only one Fact Pack and one copy of the Manchester Genealogist will be supplied to the named individual. Family Membership currently costs £18.00 per annum to new members.
• Overseas Membership Overseas membership is available to individuals living outside the United Kingdom. Overseas membership currently costs £15.00 per annum.

In addition to the above annual fees, a one-off registration fee of £3.00 is payable with each application to join the Society.

Payments are only accepted in Sterling. Cheques or money orders should be made payable to "Manchester & Lancashire FHS". We will also accept payment by credit or debit card (excluding American Express). Please enter the required card details on the application form. Payments by credit or debit card will be debited in Sterling and billed to the applicant in local currency. In view of the charges to clear credit card payments, we would prefer UK applicants to pay by cheque or money order.

Gift Aid is only applicable to members who pay UK income tax either on income or investment interest equal to or exceeding the subscription paid.

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Applications should be submitted on one of the following forms:

• Download a form in Adobe Acrobat PDF format
• View a form which you can print from the screen

Please do not use the above forms for to renew your subscription - see below.

Please send your completed application form, Gift Aid form (if appropriate) and payment to:

Membership Department
Manchester & Lancashire FHS
Clayton House
59 Piccadilly
Manchester
M1 2AQ
England

• Download a form in Adobe Acrobat PDF format
• View a form which you can print from the screen

The Society is established as a Registered Charity under UK charity law and operates under a constitution agreed by the UK Charity Commissioners. A Code of Conduct operates alongside the Constitution to define conduct which would be regarded as unacceptable and which would invoke the disciplinary procedures (leading possibly to termination of membership) defined in the Constitution.