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Services

English Roots provides a comprehensive range of family history services designed to meet your needs. Free estimates are provided offering alternative approaches. Research can be carried out anywhere in England and Wales, and advice given on all sources of family history research. 
 
The family history research services provided by English Roots include:-
 
  • Advising on the best approach to family history research in England and Wales.
  • Carrying out searches in civil registration, census, parish registers and other archives.
  • Researching and preparing illustrated family histories and family trees. These make ideal presents for birthdays and anniversaries.
  • Tracing living relatives.
  • Training to carry out genealogy research for individuals or groups.
  • Advice to visitors to the UK so that they can make the best use of their time.
  • Organising family reunions.
  • Location photography.
 
 
English Roots has dealt with a wide range of enquiries for clients in the United States, Australia and France as well as in the UK. These include searching for living relatives in England and Wales for people whose ancestors emigrated. Successful results have been achieved for an English customer finding her mother in Australia, and also for Australian and American customers seeking UK relatives.

Tailored research

English Roots will customise family history research to meet your needs. Genealogy research can be charged by the hour or designed to match a budget that you set. Free estimates will always be provided and advice given on the best way forward for you. Alternatively you may prefer to have a family history book (see below). 

 Family History Book

  • Family history and family tree focusing on direct line.
  • Story of your family back to 1800.
  • E-mail or printed copy of the family history and family tree.
  • Presentation packs with the printed family history and full family tree.

Family history books also include:

  • Certificates and census records and other research evidence.
  • Sources used and bibliography.
  • Surname origins and concentrations within the UK.

Family histories will be set in the context of the times that your ancestors lived in locally and in the wider world. They are intended to give you a good understanding of their way of life and the sort of people that they were. Biographies can be provided for key people in your family when sufficient information is available.

 

Photographs can be provided of places and buildings connected with your family. Information and photographs that you have can also be added.

UK Visitor assistance
Advice can be given on planning your visit to the UK so that you can make the best use of your time. There is more information on the UK Visitor Assistance page.

Training and Advice

Advice and training can be provided in carrying out family history research for groups or for individuals.

If you wish to obtain a free estimate or seek other advice from English Roots please e-mail