Dr Dean Kirby
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- Family History Research
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- Family History Research
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Dr Dean Kirby is a professional genealogist, family historian, record agent and ancestral tour guide with a PhD in urban history. Based in Manchester - the world's first industrial city - he has spent nearly four decades researching his family tree including making research trips to Ireland and First World War battlefields of France and Belgium. He researches at archives in North West England and has carried out research at the National Archives in London and the National Library of Ireland.
A bestselling non-fiction history author who investigates the living conditions of working people in the Victorian city, he has expertise in mapping the lives of cotton mill ancestors in Manchester and Lancashire before they emigrated to the New World. He also researches Mancunian-Irish roots and the service histories of WW1 British soldiers. As an ancestral tour guide and award-winning former journalist, he specializes in bringing ancestors' stories to life in a thoughtful and sensitive way. Dean offers a free, no obligation consultation on Zoom to discuss clients' research needs via his website. He also writes the popular Manchester History Club newsletter.
- 20th Century
- 19th Century
- 18th Century