Nick Barratt
Encyclopedia
Nicholas David Barratt (born 16 May 1970) is an English genealogist. He is best known as genealogical consultant for series 1 to 4 of the BBC show Who Do You Think You Are?. Barratt is also the CEO of Sticks Research Agency and personal heritage site Nations Memory Bank, and executive director of FreeBMD
. He also presents Live the Dream: As Seen on TV with Melissa Porter
.
, and took a PhD in history from King's College London
, before completing his PhD in state finance and fiscal history also from King's College London
. He then worked at the Public Record Office
, now The National Archives, from 1996-2000 before leaving to work as a specialist researcher at the BBC
, whilst establishing Sticks Research Agency. He is also CEO of Nations Memory Bank and advisor at Digital Estate Corporation.
. Since 2002, he has moved into presenting, History Mysteries, Hidden House History and So You Think You’re Royal on television, and Tracing Your Roots for Radio 4
. He also presented the research strands for BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? DVD.
Other works include numerous academic articles and volumes on medieval history. He writes a weekly column for The Daily Telegraph
and is a regular contributor to various family history magazines.
FreeBMD
FreeBMD is a UK-based charitable organisation founded in 1998, and established as charity in 2003 to create a free transcription of the indexes to Births, Marriages and Deaths for England and Wales from 1837 to 1983.-History:...
. He also presents Live the Dream: As Seen on TV with Melissa Porter
Melissa Porter
Melissa Porter is an English television presenter, best known for her BBC programmes, To Buy or Not to Buy and Escape to the Country.-Early life:...
.
Biography
He was educated at Hampton SchoolHampton School
Hampton School is an independent boys' day school in Hampton, London, England.-History:In 1556, Robert Hammond, a wealthy brewer who had acquired property in Hampton, left in his will provision for the maintenance of a 'free scole' and to build a small schoolhouse 'with seates in yt' in the...
, and took a PhD in history from King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
, before completing his PhD in state finance and fiscal history also from King's College London
King's College London
King's College London is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom and a constituent college of the federal University of London. King's has a claim to being the third oldest university in England, having been founded by King George IV and the Duke of Wellington in 1829, and...
. He then worked at the Public Record Office
Public Record Office
The Public Record Office of the United Kingdom is one of the three organisations that make up the National Archives...
, now The National Archives, from 1996-2000 before leaving to work as a specialist researcher at the BBC
BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
, whilst establishing Sticks Research Agency. He is also CEO of Nations Memory Bank and advisor at Digital Estate Corporation.
Television
Barratt has made numerous TV appearances, and his credits include House Detectives, Invasion, Omnibus and the BAFTA-nominated Seven Wonders of the Industrial WorldSeven Wonders of the Industrial World
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World is a 7-part British documentary/docudrama television miniseries that originally aired from to on BBC...
. Since 2002, he has moved into presenting, History Mysteries, Hidden House History and So You Think You’re Royal on television, and Tracing Your Roots for Radio 4
BBC Radio 4
BBC Radio 4 is a British domestic radio station, operated and owned by the BBC, that broadcasts a wide variety of spoken-word programmes, including news, drama, comedy, science and history. It replaced the BBC Home Service in 1967. The station controller is currently Gwyneth Williams, and the...
. He also presented the research strands for BBC's Who Do You Think You Are? DVD.
Published works
- Tracing the History of Your House (Public Record Office, 2001)
- House History Starter Pack (Public Record Office, 2002)
- History Trail (BBC, 2002)
- Your Family's War History (BBC Learning, 2004)
- Who Do You Think You Are? : Trace Your Family Tree Back to the Tudors (with Anton Gill; HarperCollins, 2006)
- Genealogy Online for Dummies (Wiley, 2006)
- The Family Detective (Ebury, 2006)
- Who Do You Think You Are? : Discovering the Heroes and Villains in Your Family (with Dan Waddell; HarperCollins, 2006)
- Lost Voices from the Titanic: The Definitive Oral History (Preface, 2009)
Other works include numerous academic articles and volumes on medieval history. He writes a weekly column for The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
and is a regular contributor to various family history magazines.