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Alan Cassidy is a professional genealogist and family historian, who has a passion for history and connecting people with their roots. Alan is available to help you in your quest to understand more about your origins, and the ancestors who walked before you, by providing a comprehensive genealogical research service.
Alan has a B.A (History) DipBusAdmin, DipBusStud and is a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), The New Zealand Society of Genealogists (NZSG) and an Associate Member of the British Society of Genealogists (SOG). He is currently completing his Masters in Genealogical, Palaeographic & Heraldic Studies through the University of Strathclyde.
He is a first generation New Zealander of Scots/Irish descent with Irish ancestry on his paternal side to Ulster and particularly County Donegal and Scottish ancestry through his maternal line to Clans Donald, MacLaren and MacKenzie. Alan has a strong interest in Scottish military history and has ancestors represented in nearly every Scottish Regiment since 1810.
Like all professional genealogists Alan started researching his own family tree and used that experience to help friends and family conduct their own research. With 30 years experience in family history research, he is now a full-time professional genealogist working exclusively for McPhee’s Celtic.
His specialties include;
• Scottish ancestry
• Irish ancestry
• English ancestry
• Migration to New Zealand, Australia and Canada
• Military genealogy and history
• Using DNA in genealogical research

Geographic Specialities

• New Zealand
• United Kingdom
• Ireland

Testimonials
Alan and the team at McPhees have done an incredible job researching and presenting my father's side of the family as requested. I purchased the dig deep package and was really impressed with Alan's approach from the start, from the initial email to initiate things to the great phone call to gather information. I was regularly updated on progress along the way as to how things were going. Once completed and receiving the results, I was amazed at the detail and easy to read presentation. I also received a hard copy straight to my address in neat little folders, perfect for the less tech savvy. I would highly recommend entrusting Alan and the team with researching your ancestors, they do a great deal in fact I've just ordered them to do some work now on my mother's side of the family. " "I can?t say enough about the service I got from Alan from McPhee's genealogy research. From my initial query Alan was really prompt with his contact. I gave him a really tight timeframe and quite a specific request and I received quite a comprehensive report from him well within my timeframe with information I had requested, information about life during the timeframe and suggested steps for further research. I would have no hesitation in recommending Alan from McPhee's for Irish genealogy. Thanks so much.

Additional specialities or search keywords
Scottish, Irish, English, Military, New Zealand,

Repositories
Archives New Zealand (Wellington),
National Library of New Zealand (Wellington)
Wellington City Archives (Wellington)

Research Time Periods

• 21st Century
• 20th Century
• 19th Century
• 18th Century
• 17th Century
• 16th Century and Earlier

Languages
English

Affiliations
The New Zealand Society of Genealogists (NZSG)  Associate Member of the Society of Genealogists (SOG) Member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)

Degrees
B.A (History), DipBusAdmin, DipBusStud