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Family History & Genealogy Research Services
Laurence Harris
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Laurence Harris is a professional genealogist specialising in
Jewish family history research
Services
 | Tracing ancestors and living relatives |
 | Producing family history books and family history films (often as gifts for birthdays,
anniversaries and other special occasions) |
 | Family trees |
 | Genealogy Coaching - helping you to find your ancestors |
 | Heir tracing |
Specialist
Areas
 | Anglo-Jewish genealogical research from 1700 |
 | UK research including England, Wales and Scotland |
 | London and, in particular, the Jews of the City and East End |
 | Jewish immigrations and emigration (including researching those who passed through the
UK en route from Eastern Europe to the USA, Canada, Australia and other destinations) |
 | Jewish research in around the world |
 | Tracing living relatives |
Why use a Professional Researcher?
You may consider using a professional family history researcher such as
myself if:
 | Knowledge of Jewish records, customs, naming conventions and Hebrew
language is important for your research |
 | You do not have the time available to undertake the research yourself |
 | A personal visit to the libraries and archives that need searching is not
practical (often due to distance or time constraints) |
 | Detailed knowledge of the geographical location, local history, and
appropriate records and resources is needed |
 | You have reached a "brick wall" with your research and are looking for
fresh ideas or alternative approaches |
Experience
 | Professional genealogical researcher (since 2004) |
 | Jewish Genealogical Society of Great
Britain: Genealogical Enquiries Officer (2006-2008) and Chairman (2008-2009) |
 | Researcher for BBC Who Do You Think You Are? TV series |
 | Detailed knowledge of Anglo-Jewish records (both religious and civil)
and specialist Anglo-Jewish collections including the Hyamson,
Mordy and D'Arcy Hart collections |
 | Knowledge of the major UK Jewish communities including London, Leeds and
Manchester |
 | Speaker on Anglo-Jewish genealogy topics at genealogy conferences |
 | Several articles published in genealogical journals (including Avotaynu
and Shemot) relating to Anglo-Jewish genealogy |
Locations
As I live near London, I personally research at many key archives including:
 | National Archives at Kew |
 | London Metropolitan Archives |
 | Library of the Society of Genealogists (including their specialist Anglo-Jewish genealogy collections) |
 | Library of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain |
 | Guildhall Library |
 | Family History Library, South Kensington (which holds many Anglo-Jewish
microfilms) |
 | British Library |
 | Bishopsgate Institute Library |
 | Local archives |
Where research is required at locations outside of London and Southern
England, or in locations overseas then, depending on the nature of the research
required, I either travel to the local archive or I engage a researcher from a
worldwide network of experienced local researchers that I have built up over the
past five years.
Memberships
 | Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG). |
 | Former Member of the User Advisory Group of the National Archives (formerly known
as Public Record Office). |
 | Member of the Society of Genealogists. |
Fees
An estimate of fees is always provided free of charge prior
to commencing any assignment.
Contact
To request further details
about the services that I provide
or for a free estimate of fees please click
here.
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