​​Bespoke Research

We provide bespoke research according to your particular interests at £25 per hour plus reasonably incurred costs. We offer a free initial consultation by telephone, e-mail or online video-conferencing (e.g. Zoom), when we can discuss your aims and how they might be achieved.  See Terms & Conditions for details. 

Alternatively, we offer inclusive packages, your choice of one to four surname lines in our classic or premium ranges.  

​​Classic Packages

Our classic services involve researching direct ancestors of one or more surnames using statutory birth, marriage, death, parish and census indexes or records as far back as can be determined accurately (usually to late 1700s/early 1800s) and presentation of the research findings electronically in the form of an ancestral pdf file; a pedigree chart or charts; and a GEDCOM file.  We also outline the research strategy applied and any suggestions for further research.  All sources identified are fully referenced and relevant entries are transcribed.  The GEDCOM file can be uploaded to most proprietary family tree software (e.g. Family Tree Maker; Roots Magic; Legacy, etc.) and online services (e.g. Ancestry; Find My Past; My Heritage, etc.) to form a family tree. 

The prices for the classic packages are:

One surname line:    £300 inclusive

Two surname lines:   £500 inclusive

Three surname lines:   £700 inclusive

Four surname lines:   £900 inclusive

Premium Packages

In addition to the classic service, our premium service adds research in a broader range of sources, e.g. wills, newspapers, maps, property documents, migration records, as appropriate to the research task.  The results can be presented either electronically or in hard copy in the form of a fully-referenced, illustrated narrative report including images, e.g. relevant places, buildings, headstones, interesting documents (where not restricted by copyright) and any images you provide which you may wish to include; ancestral pdf file or hard copy; a pedigree chart or charts; and a GEDCOM file.  All sources searched are fully referenced, irrespective of results and relevant entries are transcribed.  The GEDCOM file can be uploaded to most proprietary family tree software (e.g. Family Tree Maker; Roots Magic; Legacy, etc.) and online services (e.g. Ancestry; Find My Past; My Heritage, etc.) to form a family tree.  Prices for particular requirements such as bound copies of the illustrated narrative report or hand-drawn family trees suitable for framing can be discussed on application. 

The prices for the premium packages are:

One surname line: £500 inclusive

Two surname lines:   £750 inclusive

Three surname lines:   £1,000 inclusive

Four surname lines:   £1,250 inclusive

All families are different and research may not provide as much information for some as is available for others.  Desktop research can be conducted in UK-based as well as overseas sources.  On-site research would generally be conducted within Scotland or the north of England although arrangements can be made for on-site research further afield.