Membership
At its foundation, the Guild had about 200 members. At present (2010), it has slightly more than 2,500, whose names are presented in a Register published both on-line and on paper. The Register shows that slightly more than 2,000 studies are being conducted involving a total of about 8,000 surnames. A considerable number of early members have retired or died, and their studies, additional to this number, have therefore ceased.
Some 20 per cent of the membership present their findings through a website. Guild members can also publicise their studies through a profile created on the Guild's website. As an indicator of digitised methods, 80 per cent of the members have an e-mail address registered with the Guild.
The addresses of members show the bulk to be living in Britain, but with significant numbers in North America, Australia and New Zealand.
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