
Packages
There are several types of package to choose from. However, if they do not fit your needs, I can carry out bespoke research for you.
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Package prices are based on the premise that you have your own birth certificate as well as birth, marriage and , if appropriate, death certificates for your parents. If not, the additional cost of obtaining these will be added to the price.
All packages include:
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The names, dates of birth, marriage and death for each of the direct ancestors for the selected line
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Details of where they lived and their occupations
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Maps and background information about the location, where possible
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Copies of original census images
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Copies of original certificates (number as specified in the package). Additional certificates may be purchased at a cost
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A family tree
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Photographs if available
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Details of the sources used, and their references
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Suggestions for further research
Additional certificates and copies of other documents will be charged at the standard rate as outlined on my costs page. These will be agreed with you in advance.
Package reports are presented in spring back folders as part of the price. Additional folders are available at cost. The files can also be sent digitally.
NB It cannot be guaranteed that every record will be found for every ancestor. For example, if their birth was not registered, there will be no birth certificate.
Examples for each package available on request

Seedling Package
- £200 to include 6 birth, marriage and death certificates
This popular package is designed as a starting point for your family history. It follows two surnames back, as far as documentation allows, up to four generations. For example, you may want to research the families of both your grandfathers, or perhaps one set of grandparents.
Sapling Package
- £375 to include up to 10 birth, marriage and death certificates
This package follows a single surname from your family tree up five generations, as far back as documentation allows, to the late 1700s/early1800s. Usually this would start with a parent or grandparent and follow the male line, but other combinations are possible. Although this package follows only one surname, it includes the names of brothers and sisters and any multiple marriages at each generation to help give a picture of the family.


Tree Package
- (to include all 8 great-grandparents) £800 including up to 30 birth, marriage and death certificates, or (to include all 18 2x great-grandparents) £1200 including up to 40 certificates
All four lines of your family tree are researched back, as far as documentation allows, to your great-grandparents or your 2x great-grandparents. This is a comprehensive pedigree package. No siblings are included but can be considered for an additional fee.
Fruits of the Tree Package
- £750 to include 20 birth, marriage and death certificates
Similar to Sapling Package, this package additionally provides birth, marriage and death dates of your ancestors' siblings, and the names and year of birth of the siblings' children. For an additional cost you can choose to find out more about any of those children in any generation and decide how far you want to trace each of them forward (additional cost will be calculated accordingly). Please note that I am unable to provide information about living persons.


Leaves Packages
- (priced as above plus £100)
In addition to the above packages, you may be interested in finding more detailed information to put 'leaves on your tree', in which case, other items can be searched such as:​
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Probate records and wills
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Newspaper articles
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Military records
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Trade directories
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Occupation and apprenticeship records
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Court records
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Poor law records
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Electoral records
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Rate books
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Emigration details
It is worth noting, however, that some families appear extensively in records, while others may not be found. It depends on the lives that your ancestors led as to whether they left a paper trail.
Bespoke Research
- price may vary
If you would like some research that doesn't fall under any of the categories or packages mentioned, please let me know and we can discuss what you need and how I can help with it
