Each family’s history is personal and unique. Whether you’re looking for a special gift or you want the answer to a specific family history question, I offer a number of different research services at prices to suit your budget.

Family History Packages

Family History Research in Hampshire

Special Gift Packages

Your ancestors’ stories will be told through an array of historical records. It will be professionally presented in a hardcover book, along with a family tree chart. There is a package to suit every requirement and budget. Single name packages going back to great-grandparents start from £399.00.

Research by the Hour

Family History Research in Hampshire

Lost and Found

Are you struggling to find that one elusive ancestor missing from your family tree? Hire me by the hour with a budget that suits you?

Family History Research in Hampshire

Review and Verify

Do you need the help of a professional to continue your research? I will work with you to establish what you already know, review and verify your research and identify clear objectives for further research. This can be done in person or through video call.

Family History Research in Hampshire

DNA Test

Have you taken a DNA test and need help to interpret the results? Do you want to know whether a DNA test will help with your research?

Family History Research in Hampshire

Copying or Look Up Service

If you need a copy of a document but cannot get to the archives, I can photograph the documents for you.

Family History Research in Hampshire

Transcription Service

If you’re struggling to read or understand the writing on a Will, a bundle of Deeds or a Chancery record, I can help.

Family History Research in Hampshire

Gift Vouchers

Each gift voucher will be individually designed for the recipient and can be used to purchase any of my services. Minimum purchase £60.

Family History Research in Hampshire

Charges

Contact me to discuss your project in more detail so that I can provide you with an estimated cost.

Please contact me to discuss your family history research requirements.

What clients say about me

Lorraine discovered all sorts of fascinating information

Lorraine discovered all sorts of fascinating information such as birth, death and marriage certificates, newspaper clippings, photographs and census records about my family that I would never have discovered myself.

Michael R, Berkshire

Hidden in the Margins: Looking Beyond the Index

A single note in the margin can change an entire family history. And yet, it’s the very detail some people miss. Family history research has been transformed by online databases. Websites like Ancestry, FamilySearch, and Findmypast allow us to search millions of records in seconds. Names, dates, and places that once required days in an

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International Women’s Day 2026: the Women History Forgot

Every year, LinkedIn fills with inspirational posts celebrating women but as a genealogist and ex-HR professional, I often feel uneasy about what we’re overlooking. Quite rightly, we remember the Suffragettes, Marie Curie, Rosa Parks, and the remarkable Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Mary Jackson, and more recently, Malala Yousafzai and many other famous women whose

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When AI Gets a Good Telling Off

I was recently sent an AI-generated hypothesis of a family history by a client I have worked with for several years.  He’s a very smart guy, loves testing technology and at first glance, the output looked impressively structured with dates, relationships, plausible connections, and even suggestions for further research. It had the confident tone that

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And Then There Was One: Three Berkshire Brothers

When beginning World War I family history research, many people have stories of great-grandparents who served in The Great War. Often told by older family members, shown on service records, confirmed by medals and recorded on a few faded photographs. When delving deeper, what is discovered is something far more powerful: the human cost of

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