Glad your work is coming in because that is how it ought to be - you are making a difference to people's lives.  Thank you so much for what you have done for me, I am eternally grateful.
Tracy Selby, Yorkshire

You did wonders with such minimal information - Wow!
John Ricklewaite, Norwich

I asked Naomi to find out more about my father's history. I knew where he was born and his birth date. I felt sure that he had been married before meeting my mother and that he had probably changed his surname. Naomi found out an astonishing amount of information in a very short space of time.
Anyone wanting to find out more about their family history should definitely enlist her help. Not only was she thorough, I felt she was really interested in getting to the bottom of a very complex story.
Geoffrey King, Cambridge
 

I always offer clients a free initial consultation to discuss the project, to fully understand what starting information the client already has, and to give an idea of how long (or short!) the research might be. Full details of prices and packages is given on the prices page.

I generally limit my research to within the UK, and as far back as the early 1800s, but am always willing to discuss ideas for earlier parish record research or research of overseas archives as part of my free initial consultation. I will undertake earlier research for the Cambridgeshire area.

So, how can I help? I can help with...

One-off research: 'what can you find out about...?'

Give me a challenge! These are my favourite! I can spend an hour (or more, of course!) looking to find as much as I can about a subject that relates to your family history. This could be anything from "I think my great grandfather owned a racehorse. Did he win any races?" to "My great great uncle's first wife died in suspicious circumstances, what can you find out?" to "what exactly was the occupation listed as 'all spice'?" You'll be amazed at what I can find out in a short time.

Family tree packages

I can provide complete family trees, going as far back as the early 1800s, either for one surname line, or for an entire family. This is a favourite for special celebrations (the perfect present for a new baby, a landmark birthday, or perhaps as a wedding present for a couple who already seem to have everything they need for their new home!)

One surname line covers the birth, marriage (with details of spouse) and death of each member of a distinct line within your family tree, for example: your father, your father's father, your father's father's father, etc, back until the early 1800s. Typically a 'full' family tree would consist of 4 surname lines (one stemming from each grandparent)

Further details of exactly what you will receive with a family tree package are given on the prices page.

Family tree - starter kit

Are you interested in doing your own family history research, but don't know where to start? If you can provide a full name and location for an ancestor from around the 1900s, I can provide at least 2 birth or marriage certificates, census returns for 1901, and advice on what steps to take next.

Researching ancestors from Cambridge

  • If you are planning a trip to Cambridgeshire, I can give you travel information, and give advice on places you may like to consider.
  • I can undertake research at:
    • the Cambridgeshire Record Office
    • the Cambridgeshire Local History Library ('the Cambridgeshire Collection')
    • Cambridge University libraries
    • Cambridge central libraries
  • I can also undertake place photography within Cambridgeshire, including graves and memorials

Family history research

Any research on births, marriages, deaths, censuses, military and ships list record research. I have access to a huge number of online databases which I can use to research for you.

Confirmation of research you have done

I can help 'novice' genealogists by double checking their data. It can be reassuring to have someone confirm the information you may have already collected, whether online or in the 'pre-internet' days!

Helping you through a 'brick wall' you may have met in your own genealogy research

It's often helpful to get someone different to take a new look at a problem that's been bugging you for weeks! I am very good thinking 'outside the box', and have a good number of tricks for searching databases up my sleeve, so give me a try!

 
 
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