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Patrons, Presidents and Officers of the Society

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PATRON

 

1984-1995 Sir Guy Holland Bart.

1995-     Lord Mayor of Manchester

 

PRESIDENT

1980-2003 Mr James D Beckett

  

VICE PRESIDENT

1990-      Mr Walter Bee &
         Mrs Joan M George &
         Mrs L Marjorie Pollard &
         Mr Hugh Robinson

1991-1993 Mr Hubert King

1993-1997 Mr Michael F Griffiths

1997-2000 Mr John A Coupe

2000-2002 Mrs Margaret G Mason

2002-      Dr David H Vaughan

  

CHAIR

1964-1965      Mr Clifford Wright

1965-1968      Mr Douglas V Burling

1968     Miss M McLachlan

1968-1960      Mr Peter Shepherd

1969-1973      Mr Ronald L Denyer

1973-1980      Mr James D Beckett

1980-1981      Mr William B Lucas

1981-1985     Mr Hugh Robinson

1985-1988     Mr Walter Bee

1988-1990     Mr Hugh Robinson

1990-1994     Miss Margaret G Mason

1994-1997     Mrs Joan Wood

1997-2000     Mrs Margaret G Mason

2000-     Mr Dennis Baxter

 

 

 

VICE CHAIR

  

1964-1965 Mr Charles Saunders

1965-1966 Mr James D Beckett

1966-1968 Miss M McLachlan

1968-1968 Miss M Pendleton

1968-1969 Mr Clifford Wright

1969-1973 Mr James D Beckett

1973-1975 Mr Harold Anderton

1975-1978 Mr Barry Jenyon

1978-1984 Mrs F Patricia Seddon

1984-1985 Mr William B Lucas

1985-1988 Mr Eric E Crosby

1988-1989 Mr Jack L Lambert

1989-1994 Mrs Joan Wood

1994-1995 Mr Ronald Smith

1995-1997 Mr Lawrence J Snowdon

1997-2000 Mr Dennis Baxter

2000-2003 Mrs Frances de Courcy

2003-     Mr Robert Haynes

 

  

SECRETARY

(General Secretary from 1981)

 

1964-1966 Mr Robert G Chorlton

1966-1968 Mr Alan Randall Jones

1968-1969 Mr James D Beckett

1969-1969 Mr Peter Shepherd [also Chairman]

1969-1970 Miss M McLachlan

1970-1974 Mr Roger B Trunkfield

1974-1978 Mrs F Patricia Seddon

1978-1982 Mr Barry Jenyon

1982-1985 Mr Eric E Crosby

1985-1989 Mr A Michael Berrell

1990-1991 Mrs Elizabeth Smith

1991-1999 Mrs Frances de Courcy

1999-2002 Mr John B Marsden

2002-     Mrs Judith Sellers

 

  

TREASURER  

 

1964-1969 Mr Jack Hampson

1969-1970 Mr M H Nash

1969-1973 Mr John Manock

1973-1975 Mr Ronald L Denyer

1975-1978 Mr Nicholas J Hidden

1978-1981 Mr Graham Normansell

1981-1983 Mr Neil Walmsley

1983-1884 Mr John Houliston

1984-1990 Mr Hubert King

1990-1991 Mr Stanley E Arnold

1991-1993 Mr Michael F Griffiths

1993-1996 Mr Charles Farnell

1996-2002 Mr David H Vaughan

2002-     Mr John B Marsden

 

  

LIBRARIAN  

 

1964-1966 Mr Alan Randall Jones

1966-1973 Mr Joseph Wild

1973-1974 Mrs F Patricia Seddon

1974-1976 Mr Nicholas J Hidden

1976-1981 Mr Peter K & Mrs Enid C Cresswell

1981-1983 Mrs Enid C Cresswell

1983-1992 Miss Jean M Forsyth

   

LIBRARY MANAGER  

 

1992-2001 Mrs Frances de Courcy

2001-2002 Miss Elizabeth A Auty

2002-     Mrs Frances de Courcy

 

  

EDITOR

The Manchester Genealogist

 

1964-1965 Mr Alan Randall Jones

1965-1966 Mr Douglas V Burling

1966-1968 Mr Alan Randall Jones, Miss M McLachlan, Miss M. Pendleton

1968-1969 Mr Peter Shepherd

1969-1971 Miss M Pendleton

1971-1972 Mr Roger B Trunkfield

1972-1986 Mr James D Beckett

1986-1990 Mrs Margaret G Mason

1990-2001 Mr J Stewart Kent

2002     Mrs Gail Hobson

2003     Mrs Gail Hobson & Dr D H Vaughan

 

ASSISTANT EDITOR

The Manchester Genealogist

 

1989-1993 Mr Ian McAlpine

1993-1994 Mrs Irene Moore

1994-2000 Mrs Susan Hartley

2001     Mrs Gail Hobson

2002     Dr D H Vaughan

 

  

FELLOWS

 

2000     Mr Stanley E Arnold; Mr A Michael Berrell; Mr Alec V Marlow

2001     Miss Jean M Forsyth; Mr Ray Hulley; Mrs Ada Lynch; Mr Ronald Smith; Mr Lawrence J Snowdon; Mrs Margaret Thurston

2002     Mr John Conway; Mr J Stewart Kent; Mrs Violet Ormston

2003     Mr Harry Bebbington