Helpful Genealogy - practical help with family history

...presentation on completion was second to none.

Tracy Cosham, Eastbourne

...thoroughly reliable, honest and totally professional.

Sue Davis, Kent

...impressed how quickly you managed to turn it around and how effortless it was for me.

Daniel Larcombe, Leeds

...all I can say is ‘Wow’...fabulous and well worth the money
- Lucy Carvall, Essex
...presentation of information was really good and very informative.
- Sheena King, Hampshire
...once Naomi started helping I was utterly amazed by what she turned up...
- Jack Katz, Stanmore
...amazed at your being able to find so many references in such a short time!
- Cherry Heywood-Jones, Cambridge
...did wonders with such minimal information - Wow!
- John Ricklewaite, Norwich
After years of being registered on "Genes Reunited" without any success, it is through Naomi that my husband has found a family...
- Madeleine Simpson, Portsmouth
...helped me track down an ancestor who we knew left to train horses in the Far East - I didn't even know where to start!
- Justin Perry, Durham
Naomi's engagement and enthusiasm was evident from the beginning...
- Martin How, London
...her work was amazing, she kept me up to date all the way through, and the finished tree is awesome.
- Colin Greenfield, Felixstowe
...I can't recommend her work highly enough.
- Lucy Carvall, Essex
I consider myself so lucky to have met Naomi...anyone seeking help researching their own family should get in touch with her - don't hesitate.
- Susan Martin, Bedford
Not only was she thorough, I felt she was really interested in getting to the bottom of a very complex story.
- Geoffrey King, Cambridge
Great personal genealogy service and in-depth ancestry research delivered in a personal and professional way...Brilliant!!
- Mark Harvey, London
Naomi's work has also inspired me to continue genealogy as a hobby
- Allison Bentley, Cambridge
...a fantastic birthday present from my husband...discovered huge amounts about my family which I never knew.
- Brenda Thorogood, Bedfordshire
What you have achieved is quite remarkable...I am most impressed.
- Mike McQuade, Southampton
You've sorted out a lot of problems, things I just couldn't get my head around.
- Brenda Wells, Nottingham
...put together a wonderful family tree for me remarkably quickly....
- Dan Morelli, Cambridge
...Very helpful in confirming much of the information I'd collected so far...
- Tytn Hays, Cambridge
...Everyone in the family was thrilled...
- Margaret Morrison, London
...stunned by the amount of detail...
- Sue Davis, Romney Marsh
...I would recommend you to others like a shot...
- Charles Fraser, Surrey
...once Naomi started helping I was utterly amazed by what she turned up...
- Jack Katz, Stanmore
...amazed at your being able to find so many references in such a short time!
- Cherry Heywood-Jones, Cambridge
...did wonders with such minimal information - Wow!
- John Ricklewaite, Norwich
After years of being registered on "Genes Reunited" without any success, it is through Naomi that my husband has found a family...
- Madeleine Simpson, Portsmouth
...so thrilled and amazed at the amount of work you have put in to this project and must admit to being quite emotional...
- Ann Simmonds, West Sussex
...a surprise present for my wife. Naomi was very helpful, her research was detailed and thorough and we were both delighted...
- Graham Walker, Cambridge
Yet again you have come up trumps!
- Tracy Selby, Yorkshire
I would have no hesitation in recommending Naomi, in particular, and my family is deeply grateful for not only her efficacy but her sensitivity and human touch.
- John Hemming, Liverpool
...helped me track down an ancestor who we knew left to train horses in the Far East - I didn't even know where to start!
- Justin Perry, Durham
Naomi was not only thorough but efficient and friendly to work with.
- Loretta Clark, Cambridgeshire

General links

FreeBMD your first stop to look for UK Birth Marriage and Death registrations
Rootsweb the Internet's oldest and largest FREE genealogical community
Ancestry.co.uk Subscription-based genealogy searches with Ancestry for community, bmd, and census searches
www.familysearch.org Free IGI parish genealogy searches for birth, christening, marriage and death
National Archives Free and pay per document with National Archives online genealogy searches for military service and wills
Genes Reunited The largest family tree tracing site in the UK
www.gazettes-online.co.uk Free London Gazette database genealogy searches for name changes, military information and financial issues
General Record Office Pay per document genealogy searches with General Register Office for bmd certificates
Federation of Family History Societies Pay per document genealogy searches with Federation of Family History Societies for official parish records
www.genuki.org.uk Free genealogy searches for geographical information with Genuki
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet is a categorized and cross-referenced list of links for genealogical research

Jewish genealogy links

JewishGen Free database genealogy searching with Jewsishgen for Jewish European ancestry
www.movinghere.org.uk General genealogy and immigration information from Moving Here
www.www.crysalis.co.uk Free genealogy searching on Poor Jews Shelter Database

Scottish family history

www.gro-scotland.gov.uk Scottish General Register Office
Scotland's People Subscription-based genealogy searches with Scotland's People for community, bmd, and census searches

Suppliers

Old Towns Books & Maps - for reproduction large-scale Ordnance Survey maps and antique/vintage book reprints, covering a variety of topics, historical and topographical
www.oldmap.co.uk sell antique style maps of Cambridgeshire
Beautiful Memories a Cambridge company that helps you record your life story on film

Miscellaneous links

Cambridge area links

www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/ Cambridgeshire County Record Office
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/leisure/libraries/local_history/cambs The Cambridgeshire Collection
Fairways Guesthouse a conveniently located family-run guesthouse in Cambridge
Roots Travel a Cambridge-based company offering bespoke tours of Cambridge and Cambridgeshire

photo bar of common family history sources