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| Region | Area | Volunteer | Act of Kindness |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucestershire | Tewkesbury area | Richard Fitzgerald | Still photos of tombstones Digital photos of tombstones in Bredon, Bredons Norton, Apperley,Deerhurst & Ashchurch. |
| Gloucestershire | Tewkesbury area | Richard Fitzgerald | Still photos of tombstones Digital photos of tombstones in Bredon, Bredons Norton, Apperley,Deerhurst & Ashchurch. |
| Gloucestershire | Various | Peter Hughes | Public record and Parish Register look-ups and copying for Gloucestershire. I don't cover Bristol I'm afraid. If you're in doubt please ask. |
| Gloucestershire | Bishops Cleeve | Colin Roberts | Still photos of tombstones; Bishops Cleeve, Near to Cheltenham is where will be of most use. |
| Greater Manchester | Lancashire, Manchester | Mike Berrell | Still photos of tombstones in Greater Manchester. Public records lookups and copying records held by Manchester Central Library which are on film, as I normally only visit there in the late afternoons/evenings when the Archives Dept is closed. |
| Greater Manchester (North) | Manchester | Tony Sankey | Digital photos of graves, churches, houses, and Orbits in Ashton-under-lyne, Oldham, Rochdale, Bury, Leigh, and Wigan Areas. |
| Hampshire | Gosport | Margaret Sutton | Photos of locations in and around Gosport. Any other information I may be able to find, though unable to visit record offices due to work commitments |
| Hampshire | New Forest (South West Hampshire) | Maureen Kenchington | Still photos of tombstones Digital photos of gravestones, churches, war memorials, houses etc in the New Forest area (including New Milton, Lymington, Lyndhurst, Brockenhurst). |
| Herefordshire | North | Ivor Clucas | Still photos of tombstones, public records lookups. I live in Kington, North Herefordshire and am happy to undertake visits to churches, grave yards, houses etc within about a 20 mile radius to take photos for you. This could cover parts of North Herefordshire, South Shropshire and also Radnorshire in Wales. I also make occasional visits to the public records offices for Herefordshire and modern day Powys and could do look-ups there in the parish records for Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Montgomeryshire, Breconshire and parts of Shropshire. |
| Hertfordshire | Hitchin | Pat Bensky | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying I am willing to take photos and lookup records within an approx. 20 mile radius, which would include Hitchin, Stevenage, Baldock, Royston, Hertford, Ware, Buntingford, Luton, Letchworth, for example. Might consider going further depending on how busy I am - mileage charged at the going rate. |
| Kent | Thanet | Suzannah Foad | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying Can help you find
where you ancestors are buried in Thanet and possibly locate the headstone. Thanet
covers, Margate, Broadstairs -St Peter's Ramsgate - St Lawrence Birchington. Will also help with newspaper look ups. |
| Kent | Bromley | Patricia Peryer | Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying. |
| Kent | Folkestone | Katie Barker | Memorial inscription look ups for St Swythens and St Mary's only. I do not live in the area and have no access to other cemeteries. |
| Kent | Bexley / Sidcup | Wendy S | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying Any in the Sidcup / Bexley / Crayford area of Kent |
| Lancashire | Salford | Pippa Lewis | Still photos of headstones in Peel Green, Agecroft,
Weaste and Stretford cemeteries. Please have plot info! |
| Lancashire | Liverpool | Alison Williams | Public Records lookups and copying I regularly visit Liverpool Records Library which holds all the records for the Liverpool Area (eg parish records, 1841-1901 censuses - including 1851 index for Liverpool, newspapers, electoral registers, trade directories, cemetery records, etc). Most are on microfilm or fiche, but there is also access to the archives for some documents (ie the original records). Please note that near exact dates are needed for newspaper lookups as these are not indexed. Also, i haven't looked much at cemetery records yet. Also have access to some records for Wallasey. |
| Lancashire | North Meols | Lainee | One name extracts for ABRAM, AUGHTON, BALL, BLUNDELL, BOND, HODGES, HOWARD, HUNT,
JACKSON, PEET, RIMMER (Rimer, Rymer), SUTTON, THRELFALL, WRIGHT. I live in United States and can't do actual lookups beyond what I have listed. |
| Lancashire | North Meols, Birkdale, Ainsdale, Formby & Liverpool | Fiona | Public Records lookups and copying. 1851 census returns for North Meols (Southport), Birkdale, Ainsdale, Formby, Altcar. 1821-1838 Baptisms for Christ Church, Southport. 1766 Gore's Directory for Liverpool. |
| Lancashire | Blackburn Hyndburn Burnley Pendle Preston | Julie Aspin | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying any cemeteries within the area |
| Leicestershire | Leicester and surrounding area | Sean Williams | Still photos of tombstones. Still photos of any place or thing of interest anywhere in Leicestershire |
| Lincolnshire | Lincolnshire | Wendy Parkinson | Lookups in Parish Registers (excluding those still in the parish), 1851-1901 Census, Trade Directories 1842-1913, Wills pre-1900, Owners of Land 1873, Memorial Inscriptions, General Register Office index of Births, Deaths and Marriages 1837-1983 |
| Lincolnshire | all towns in county | Anton McLoughlin | Lookups in the Deanery Marriage Indexes for all Lincolnshire Deaneries. Parish register lookups and transcriptions for those parishes within the Deaneries of Axholme, Corringham, Haverstoe, Lawres, Manlake, West Wold and Yarbourough. Full listing of parishes and the dates of the registers held on microfiche are listed at:http://tinyurl.com/udzj4 many of these parish registers go up to the 1980's and as such mean that they serve as an alternative to purchasing Vitals certificates, providing that the family were members of a congregation. Also I can lookup the local newspapers listed in this site which are on microfilm...there is an index of names at http://tinyurl.com/y88jn5 |
| London | Camden | Joanna Restivo-Wolfers | Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying |
| London | London | Rob Dewsall | Lookups offered from a CD facsimile of Pigot's 1825/6 Directory of London. Folks requiring very urgent attention can be directed to the CD vendor UPON REQUEST |
| London, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire | ALL | Derek Rogers | Public Records lookups and copying |
| Merseyside | Wirral | Carolyn Weber | Still photos of tombstones I can do look ups in local libraries, eg historical street directories etc. |
| Midlands | Midlands | Anne Arkell | Videotaping Cemeteries, Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying Anything a 3rd party requires, as long as it's legal |
| North East | Hartlepool | Ian Hudson | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying. Almost anything in
Hartlepool. Search records, Copies of Certificates, Digital Photos, Maps - Just Ask. BUT I can be a bit slow, so don't be in a rush. |
| North East Lincolnshire | Grimsby | George Tuplin | Still photos of tombstones Digital photos of houses |
| North West/Midlands/Yorks | North West/Midlands/Yorks | Roger | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying Any area of lookup considered, please do a little online research regarding place/type of lookup prior to contacting me. |
| North Yorkshire | Tadcaster + 10 miles | John K Leadbeater | Videotaping Cemeteries, Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and |
| North Yorkshire | Harrogate | Sarah E | Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying Happy to look up names in old street directories for the area. Also to take and email photos of tombstones, churches and landmarks in Harrogate. Will search for records available at the local library. Will try to answer questions of a general nature or fulfil other requests here, where possible. |
| Northamptonshire | Daventry District | Penny Eves | Offering parish records lookups for the parishes in Daventry District - see www.british-towns.net/england/northamptonshire/northamptonshire-daventry.asp for parishes included |
| Northamptonshire | Wellingborough Rushden | Dawn Tebbutt | Videotaping Cemeteries and Still photos of tombstones. Any buildings and places photographed or video taped in Rushden, Wellingborough and the surrounding villages. |
| Northamptonshire | Northamptonshire | Robin King | Will photograph graves or homes as requested in Northamptonshire: and carry out on-line searches of Census material. No longer physically capable of carrying out long distance assignments or those requiring long spells in record offices - so NO LOOKUPS. |
| Northumberland | Ponteland | Patricia King Hughes | Search of parish records from inception to about 1812 including births, deaths and marriages from personal microfiche in my possession. |
| Northumberland and Durham | Newcastle, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear | Stuart Millen | Public Records look ups and copying, Still photos of tombstones Any in area |
| Nottinghamshire | Nottinghamshire | Ann Berry | Public Records lookups and copying of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from register
fiche. However, I will need to know roughly where and when the ceremony is likely
to have taken place.
Also some transcripts or copying of Pre 1858 Wills - but I will need to know approximate date and place of death. |
| NW London | Bucks, Berks, Herts, Chilterns, NW London |
Rob Roy | Still photos of villages, streets, houses, churches, tombstones. Send a request - I'll get back to you with a yes/no or travel cost. |
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