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ANCESTRY RESEARCH SERVICES & FEES

Researching your family history can sometimes be a frustrating and time-consuming process, with numerous opportunities for following the wrong path as you delve into the past. Subscriptions to family history sites can be expensive and no one site alone can provide all the information needed to accurately build your family tree. To avoid making costly mistakes and to ensure an accurate family pedigree, Back to your Roots offers the services of a resident professional genealogical researcher. Whether you require a complete family history or simply some help tracing an elusive ancestor, Back to your Roots has something to offer everyone.

Using our professional experience to research and build your family tree, we aim to do more than merely provide a list of names and dates. We offer some fixed priced all inclusive packages, or you can contact us with a specific research requirement and a chosen budget or even commission research at the hourly rate of £25 per hour.

We also provide Gift Vouchers for that special occasion. We are very flexible and will tailor our research to suit individual needs. Whichever option you choose, you can be assured of a professional, personal service with no hidden extras.


Choose from one of our fixed price research packages or commission a specific piece of research tailored to your individual requirements. We provide a friendly, reliable service, so contact us now for a free no obligation consultation.

All the Family Tree Packages purchased from Back to your Roots will aim to discover as much as possible about how your ancestors lived. A deposit of 20% is required prior to commencement of research, the balance due on completion.



All initial consultations are Free. Before embarking on any form of research it is essential that Back to your Roots has an insight into the correct path of ancestry that you require. We undertake, and have a responsibility, to identify the correct line of ancestry Free of Charge before any commission is accepted.

Bronze: Standard Package - Research only for 4 generations - £160
This package is designed specifically to cover just four lines of ancestry. It can be for any four lines, e.g. parents back to g.g.grandparents or similarly, g.grandparents back to 4x gr.grandparents. You can specify which four generations you require. If the line goes back before civil registration (1837) then parish registers would need to be viewed to achieve the result, copies of which will be included where available. Certification at £9.25 each is additional with this package and you can set the number that you require. The results are printed and supplied to you in a presentation folder and will include an ancestral chart.

Silver: Intermediate Package - Single Line, £285 (includes framed Pedigree)
Your chosen singular line (paternal or maternal) will be researched back as far as reasonably possible, using birth, marriage & death records, Parish Registers, 1841-1911 censuses and the IGI (international Genealogical Index). You will receive a quality framed ancestral pedigree, personally designed for you 14" x 11", a full ancestral report with sources (and variations, e.g. Kinship Report, indented line of descent, Pedigree chart etc.) and up to four birth, marriage and/or death certificates, plus copies of any relevant documents including parish registers where available. We undertake to search all avenues (Parish Records, Wills & Probate, Military, crime etc.) as a matter of course and will also provide you will the source of information.

Gold: Premium Package - Two Lines, £550 (includes framed Pedigree)
You will receive all of the above covering paternal and maternal ancestry including 8 certificates and the bespoke framed pedigree will be size 14" x 18" to incorporate both lines. All of our frames are made from high quality woods to enhance the overall appearance and presentation of your Pedigree.


Gift Voucher Service:Our Family Tree Packages make wonderful gifts for that someone special, however they do take time to research and produce, time that you don't always have before that special event. Maybe you don't have the relevant details with which to initiate the research and appearing overly inquisitive might just ruin the surprise. Our Gift Vouchers provide the perfect solution.

Just tell us the lucky person's name and we will send you a Gift Voucher for the Family Tree Package of your choice in their name and with our contact details all ready for you to present on their special day. Payment for this service in full, prior to supply of Voucher.



Certificate Searches:
- up to 3yrs either side of estimated date: £5
- up to 5yrs either side of estimated date: £8
- up to 10 yrs either side of estimated date: £12

We can undertake a Search of the Indexes at the General Register Office to identify registrations of Births/Marriages/Deaths between 1837 & 2005, If successful we will provide all the details necessary for you to order a certificate from the GRO.

Certificate Ordering:
All birth marriage or death certificates directly ordered through Back to your Roots from the General Register Office; cost price £9.25 each.

Heir Hunting:
At Back to your Roots we can offer a dedicated service to trace potential heirs for Probate purposes or for personal interest with sensitivity and compassion. For this specialised subject, quotations can only be supplied on request. You will be provided with the information only, no contact is ever made with any of the individuals. Please contact us for further information.

Hourly rate:
All other research work carried out will be charged at the hourly rate of £25 pro-rata. This includes travelling time when commissions require visits or when providing a look-up service or when giving advice or making recommendations.




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