Members' Interests

The Society has provided the facility for members to register and publish their surname research interests from its inception but a computerised system was introduced in 1994 at which time all then current members were invited to re-submit their interests. These submissions were published in book form. This listing of over 21,000 interests is now out of print. From 1994 onwards, interests notified by members have been published in supplements to the Manchester Genealogist and added to the computer database available to members in the Library. In 1998, a composite listing of these later notifications (for those who were still members) was published on microfiche and a further listing of interests published from 1998 to the end of 2000 was published in 2001. More recently in 2002 a completely new listing was compiled on CDROM. This has now been fully revised to include all interests published up to the end of 2005.

New members receive a form to list their surname interests for publication in their Fact Pack but as research progresses, interests will change and there is no reason why members should not submit further interests as they arise. A form can be mailed to you if you send a stamped addressed envelope to The General Secretary at Clayton House. Alternatively, you can obtain copies of the instructions, list of county codes and submission form as Adobe Acrobat PDF documents from this page and you can print your own forms.

Interests will also be published on this web page in a searchable database. Members who have submitted interests for publication may have a link included so that enquirers may send them an e-mail. This process is anonymous in that the submitter's e-mail address is not visible to the enquirer and is held in a secure database. Members can therefore be assured that inclusion will not result in unwanted messages or inclusion in SPAM mailings. A form can be mailed to you or alternatively you can obtain a copy as an Adobe Acrobat PDF file by clicking here.

The database is open for searching by members and non-members alike. Please click here to access the search page.

[Amended 31 May 2006 - John Marsden]