Pricing
Transparent pricing with a free initial consultation included
Free Initial Consultation
A free initial consultation is included for all fixed price and bespoke research. Using email, Teams/Zoom or telephone, this time will be used to discuss and agree your research requirements in more detail.
Fixed Price Research Packages
Single Surname — Mini
Three generations
Yourself, your parents and 2 grandparents. Follows either the father's or mother's paternal line. Children of each generation are excluded.
Single Surname
Four generations
Yourself, your parents, 2 grandparents and 2 great grandparents, including the children of each generation. Follows either the father's or mother's paternal line.
Double Surname — Mini
Three generations
Yourself, your parents and 4 grandparents. Follows the paternal lines of both the father and mother. Children of each generation are excluded.
Double Surname
Four generations
Yourself, your parents, 4 grandparents and 4 great grandparents, including the names of any children encountered in each generation. Follows the paternal lines of both the father and mother.
Four Line Research
Four generations
Yourself, your parents, 4 grandparents and 8 great grandparents. Follows the paternal and maternal lines of both the father and mother.
Bespoke Research
Available by the hour for more specific or detailed research requests. Samples of this type of narrative report can be made available on request. See the designated page 'Bespoke Research' for further details.
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Prices are dependent on the length, quality and legibility of the document and are agreed following sight of the document and a free initial consultation.
Included in All Fixed Price Research
- Software generated Descendant and ancestor research reports
- Pedigree chart showing who's who
- Place and Individual reports listing all places and individual relationships captured by the research
- Surname origins
- Family view report for the principal families or individuals researched
- Digital (pdf) files of all research findings suitable for printing
- Gedcom file available on request
- Reports printed and personalised with photographs if desired at additional cost
- Archaic medical terms and obsolete historic occupations clearly defined
- Historic monetary values converted to present day rates for comparison
- Basic sources included: Birth/Baptism, Marriage/Banns, Death/Burial, Census, 1939 Register, Probate. Some additional sources required to complete the research such as Electoral Rolls maybe included as needed.
Additional Costs
- Full hard copies of birth, marriage and death certificates from the General Register Office are charged at cost (currently £12.50 for England and Wales). However, pdf & digital images of certificates suitable for research purposes for birth and death events are also now available from the GRO at a much smaller cost. Free indexes are used wherever possible to limit these costs.
- Essential documents such as wills or specific archive documents are charged at cost.
- Pay-per-view website credits (e.g. ScotlandsPeople, Deceased Online) are charged at the advertised rate.
- Travel — public transport fares at cost; car mileage at £0.50 per mile.
- Photocopying of documents or photographs from libraries or archives at cost.
- UK and overseas postage for hard copies of research reports are charged at cost.
Timescales
Simple three generation reports take approximately 4-6 weeks. Four generation double surname reports take 6-8 weeks and four line reports 8-12 weeks and maybe subject to a waiting list. If you have a particular deadline such as a wedding, anniversary or special birthday, there may be flexibility in these timescales.
Payment
50% of the agreed costs are taken at the time of commission, payable by BACS or IBAN transfer to Origins Ancestry Ltd. Full remittance of the outstanding balance is payable on completion of the research and within 15 days of the date of invoice.
Genealogical Contract
A genealogical contract will be provided and agreed prior to the commencement of any research. This will outline the agreed scope of work, research plan, timescales, costs and payment terms.
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