Welcome to KH Genealogy & Research!

I’m Dr Kirsty Hooper, a professional researcher, writer and genealogist based in Warwickshire, England. I provide a friendly professional family history and archival research service based on the highest genealogical and scholarly standards.

Are you interested in the history of your family, your home, or your local area?

Want to know more about your family history? Stuck on a brick wall or elusive ancestor? I have wide general expertise in English family, local, and house history since 1500, with particular expertise in the historic county of Warwickshire and its archives.

Do you need someone to visit Midlands locations or archives on your behalf?

I am based in Warwickshire and provide look-ups and document retrieval at archives in Coventry, Warwick, Solihull, Stratford-on-Avon, Birmingham and neighbouring areas. I can also provide location photography within the historic county of Warwickshire and neighbouring counties.

Have you discovered a Spanish ancestor or connection and would like to find out more?

I have expert knowledge of the history of Hispanic communities in the UK (including Spanish, Galician, Catalan, Basque, Filipino, and Latin American), with detailed knowledge of London and Liverpool. I can help identify individuals and families and place their lives into context, as well as advising on strategies to take your research back to their home country.

What are my qualifications?

My professional background is as an academic, teaching and researching connections between Britain and the Hispanic world since 1800. I hold a BA in Modern Languages, an MSt in Slavonic Studies and a DPhil in Spanish, Galician and Polish, all from the University of Oxford.

I am a trained professional genealogist. I hold a Postgraduate Certificate in Genealogical, Palaeographical and Heraldic Studies from Strathclyde University, and a Diploma in Genealogy from the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies.

I’d love to help you with your project. Just visit my website to learn more about what I can offer!

Keywords: Spain, Spanish, Spaniard, Galicia, Galician, galego, gallego, Catalonia, Catalunya, Catalan, Basque, Vizcaya, Bizkaia, Philippines, Filipinas, Filipino, Anglo-Spanish, Hispanic.

Balsall Common
Warwickshire