User:DianeThomasResearch

= Diane Thomas Genealogical Research =

Localities Covered:

 * Kent, England
 * East Sussex, England
 * Other areas of South-East England by request

Specialist Skills:

 * Professional researcher
 * 16th-19th century research
 * Palaeography - let me translate those hard to read early documents, including small amouts of Latin where necessary
 * Location and interpretation of parish registers, parish chest records, census returns, wills, manorial records, etc.
 * Location photography - houses, churches, tombstones, etc.

Professional Experience:

 * 18 years experience as a professional genealogy and family history researcher
 * Member of the Global Alliance of Genealogy Professionals

Qualifications:

 * Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies - Higher Certificate in Genealogy
 * BA (First Class Honours from University of Kent) in History (Local History of South-East England, with dissertation on 19th Century parish-assisted emigration)
 * MA (University of Kent - studies completed, results awaited) with dissertation on the Great Migration to New England

Rates:

 * £22-£25 per hour, depending on location. Travel costs added for London archives and all other archives outside Kent and Sussex, and for location photography.

Contact Information:

 * e-mail: [mailto:di@bayham76.fsnet.co.uk di@bayham76.fsnet.co.uk]
 * website: currently unavailable