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Nicholas David Barratt (born 16 May 1970) is an English
genealogist Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kins ...
and Director of
Senate House Library Senate House is the administrative centre of the University of London, situated in the heart of Bloomsbury, London, immediately to the north of the British Museum. The Art Deco building was constructed between 1932 and 1937 as the first phase ...
at the
University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
. He is best known as genealogical consultant for series 1 to 4 of the BBC show '' Who Do You Think You Are?''. Barratt is the CEO of Sticks Research Agency and personal heritage site Nation's Memory Bank. He also presents ''Live the Dream: As Seen on TV'' with Melissa Porter.


Biography

Barratt was born at Hammersmith,
London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
. He was educated at
Hampton School Hampton School (formerly Hampton Grammar School) is an independent boys' day school in Hampton, Greater London, England. It is regarded as one of the top independent schools in the country. Hampton School’s A-Level and GCSE results in 2021 ...
, 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 The Public Record Office (abbreviated as PRO, pronounced as three letters and referred to as ''the'' PRO), Chancery Lane in the City of London, was the guardian of the national archives of the United Kingdom from 1838 until 2003, when it was ...
, now
The National Archives National archives are central archives maintained by countries. This article contains a list of national archives. Among its more important tasks are to ensure the accessibility and preservation of the information produced by governments, both ...
, from 1996 to 2000 before leaving to work as a specialist researcher at the
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, whilst establishing Sticks Research Agency. He is also CEO of Nation's Memory Bank and advisor at Digital Estate Corporation. He is currently involved in the project th
''Family History Show''
a genealogy video magazine. In April 2018 Barratt was appointed Director of
Senate House Library Senate House is the administrative centre of the University of London, situated in the heart of Bloomsbury, London, immediately to the north of the British Museum. The Art Deco building was constructed between 1932 and 1937 as the first phase ...
at the
University of London The University of London (UoL; abbreviated as Lond or more rarely Londin in post-nominals) is a federal public research university located in London, England, United Kingdom. The university was established by royal charter in 1836 as a degree ...
.


Television

Barratt has made numerous TV appearances, and his credits include ''House Detectives'', ''Invasion'', ''Omnibus'' and the BAFTA-nominated ''
Seven Wonders of the Industrial World ''Seven Wonders of the Industrial World'' is a 7-part British docudrama television miniseries that originally aired from to on BBC and was later released on DVD. The programme examines seven engineering feats that occurred since the Industri ...
''. 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.


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 Anton Gill (born in 1948) is a British writer of historical fiction and nonfiction. He won the H. H. Wingate Award for non-fiction for ''The Journey Back From Hell'', an account of the lives of survivors after their liberation from Nazi concentr ...
; 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) Barratt's other works include numerous academic articles and volumes on
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. He writes a weekly column for ''
The Daily Telegraph ''The Daily Telegraph'', known online and elsewhere as ''The Telegraph'', is a national British daily broadsheet newspaper published in London by Telegraph Media Group and distributed across the United Kingdom and internationally. It was f ...
'' and is a regular contributor to various family history magazines.


References


External links

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Nick BarrattSticks Research AgencyNations' MemorybankFamily History Show
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barratt, Nick 1970 births Living people Alumni of King's College London English columnists English genealogists English television presenters People educated at Hampton School People from Hammersmith People associated with the University of London People associated with The National Archives (United Kingdom)