Michael J. Rochford

Michael J. Rochford runs the genealogy and history research company Heir Line Ltd. His 2016 book _Wakefield: Then & Now_ (Pen & Sword) was praised by _Who Do You Think You Are?_ magazine for its lively stories with fascinating detail'. His follow-up, _Tales from the Big House: Nostell Priory_ (Pen & Sword), which first introduced us to Lady Winn and her receipt books, was published in 2018\. _The Family & Community Historical Research Society_ said it is fitting that the quality of...See more

Michael J. Rochford runs the genealogy and history research company Heir Line Ltd. His 2016 book _Wakefield: Then & Now_ (Pen & Sword) was praised by _Who Do You Think You Are?_ magazine for its lively stories with fascinating detail'. His follow-up, _Tales from the Big House: Nostell Priory_ (Pen & Sword), which first introduced us to Lady Winn and her receipt books, was published in 2018\. _The Family & Community Historical Research Society_ said it is fitting that the quality of workmanship displayed inside [Nostell Priory] is matched by Rochford's book'. Renowned Yorkshire-born illustrator Peter Brears is a prolific writer of history books (_All the King's Cooks_, 2011, _Traditional Food in Yorkshire_, 2014), a museum consultant, historic house expert, and TV food historian (_If Walls Could Talk: The History of the Home_, 2011). Author, designer and genealogist Caroline Rochford (_Great Victorian Inventions_, 2014, In a _Guardsman's Boots_, 2016) of Heir Line Ltd, holds a first-class honours degree in Graphic Arts & Design from Leeds Metropolitan University. See less