Nick Fitzgerald Genealogy & Archives
Professional Genealogical & Historical Research
Military ancestry • Archive research • Hampshire families
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Fitzgerald Genealogy & Archives offers archive-led family and military history research from 1660 to the present day. Drawing on extensive primary sources - including muster rolls, service records, regimental archives, and unit war diaries - I reconstruct the lives and service of past individuals within their wider historical context.
I am a professional genealogist and researcher, an Associate of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives, and hold Master’s degrees in both Military Studies and Local & Family History. Having served in the British Army, I also volunteer as a researcher at the Royal Artillery Archives. I am a member of the Army Historical Research Society, the Royal Artillery Historical Society, and the Hampshire Genealogical Society.
My work focuses particularly on military ancestry and Hampshire families, bringing to light the stories of the ‘extraordinary ordinary’ whose lives deserve to be remembered. I also conduct research to support academic work, historical researchers, and writers.
Email: enquiries@fitzgeraldresearch.com
Nick's AGRA Webpage: https://www.agra.org.uk/nick-fitzgerald-genealogist-in-hampshire
Research Services Provided
Military Historical Research
Military Historical Research
"Thank you so very much for the transcriptions and the note from Nick. This was definitely a work of love that was expressed in his note. I appreciate all the time and effort that he has dedicated to this project. If you would be so kind, please relay to him the depth of my heartfelt gratitude for all he has done."
Katie T, USA
"Thank you very much indeed for your research package. Timely, accurate and clearly expressed, the analysis that accompanied it was insightful. Invaluable.'
John W, Manchester
Sourcing, Interpreting, and Transcribing Soldier Records
Sourcing, Interpreting, and Transcribing Soldier Records
"Wow!! I am blown away and so grateful to you, and to Nick for all his fantastic hard work as well. Please pass on my most sincere thanks to him for all that he has done. I can see that he has gone seriously ‘into the weeds’ of everything and left no stone unturned, which has resulted in putting so much ‘meat on the bones’ of the skeleton I had, and means that I can understand it all so much more."
Ian L, Norfolk
Contextualising and Describing your soldier ancestors' lives
Contextualising and Describing your soldier ancestors' lives
''Thank you ever so much for your detailed reply. I really do appreciate your efforts and the time you have invested in this. To me it is priceless, and it gives me so many avenues to explore that weren't available before your research."
Nigel H
The standard of research was exceptional, meticulous and never overpromising. Step by step, Nick unearthed my father's record, which was complicated by an incorrect date of birth. The records he painstakingly put together allowed me to see my father with new eyes, to see what he endured and how he returned from war a changed man.
I would recommend Nick Fitzgerald wholeheartedly as a man committed to providing as full a record as is possible.
April R, New Zealand
Approach to Research
Research is conducted using primary archival sources wherever possible, including service records, muster rolls, regimental archives, and contemporary documents. Material is carefully transcribed, interpreted, and placed within its historical context to reconstruct the lives of past individuals and families.
Selected Research Case Studies
Examples of archival and genealogical research undertaken for clients
Reconstructing a Soldier’s Life from Personal Letters
Reconstructing a Soldier’s Life from Personal Letters
Creation of a documented pedigree and life narrative for a British soldier using a surviving collection of twelve personal letters written between 1807 and 1814.
Analysing Personnel Records in the War of 1812
Analysing Personnel Records in the War of 1812
Archival research undertaken to support academic work on the War of 1812, reviewing primary material including muster rolls, pay lists, and letter books held at The National Archives and Regimental Archives.
Reconstructing a Second World War Soldier’s Service
Reconstructing a Second World War Soldier’s Service
Genealogical research establishing a four-generation family tree and familial context for a British soldier, combined with interpretation of his service record and unit war diaries to reconstruct a narrative of his wartime service.
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