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Guild of One-Name Studies

One-name studies, Genealogy

Is your surname here?

    • 2,524 members
    • 2,297 studies
    • 8,188 surnames

Who runs the Guild?

The Guild is run by the members for the members – there are no paid officials. The affairs of the Guild are managed by the Trustees of the Registered Charity, who form the Committee.

The Guild Committee, and Subcommittees are all staffed by volunteers, and all of the various postholders and the Regional Representatives, are volunteers.

The affairs of the Guild are managed by a Committee, who are also the Trustees of the Registered Charity. The Committee comprises no more than nine Guild members, of whom four are designated Officers: namely the Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer. The Committee has the scope under the Constitution to co-opt a further two members in the event of a shortage of specific.

An election is held for Committee places if there are more than nine nominations, and the results announced by the Chairman.

Supporting the committee are subcommittees, a number of postholders; and regional representatives.

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About the Guild

  • About the Guild
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    • Who runs the Guild?
      • The Committee
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    • Guild Award of Excellence
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    • Report to Charity Commission

The Guild Vision

The Guild will strengthen its position as the centre of excellence for surname studies by educating the public and worldwide genealogical community in one-name studies and empowering members to preserve their knowledge and share their expertise.

Other Guild Websites

You may find our other Guild websites of interest:

  • Members’ Websites Project
  • Surname Cloud
  • Guild Members’ records on FamilySearch
  • Guild Marriage Locator

Contact Us

Email: guild@one-name.org
Address for correspondence:
c/o Secretary, 113 Stomp Road,
Burnham, Berkshire, SL1 7NN, U.K.
Registered office address:
Box G, 14 Charterhouse Buildings,
Goswell Road, London EC1M 7BA U.K.
Call us free on:
UK: 0800 011 2182
US & Canada: 1-800-647-4100
Australia: 1800 305 184

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