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Genealogy can be serious detective work and depends on three capabilities

 

Knowing where to find the information

 

Painstaking searching and a lot of drudgery

 

Solving some quite complex problems

 

We have these capabilities and can find your family history in Britain – usually back to the 17th Century and sometimes further.

 

Biographical research brings genealogy to life by telling more about the individual or individuals concerned.  We can uncover facts about people from innumerable sources, and although some of these sources are becoming available on the Internet, these are just the tip of an iceberg.  Genealogy is intricately linked to biography, because an essential ingredient of understanding a person is an understanding of their roots.

 

We can undertake a full investigation of a person’s roots, or specific tracking of single lines; each parent has two parents and so on ad infinitum and some lines may be more interesting than others or throw up real surprises. We can find ancestors or collaterals according to preference and can follow lines down again to discover cousins.  Instead of presenting a table of names we can identify as much biographical detail about your ancestors as possible.

 

We will accept a challenge if anyone has come up against a brick wall and needs a helping hand

 

A note on thoroughness

 

Much of the record information that is now readily available is based on transcriptions from the original records. Transcriptions can be inaccurate and many researches have apparently reached a dead end because of a transcription error or omission. We always like to ensure that the original records are checked.

 

Sometimes we discover genealogies that simply do not stack up. For example they depend on conception outside a valid biological time frame or contain dates between generations that are impossible. Again we are meticulous in ensuring that the facts are authenticated and accurate.

 

A Starter

 

If you are interested in finding your roots, we offer an introductory service where, for the equivalent of a days work, we will find out as much as we can and give pointers on how we – or you - can take the search further.

 

Genealogical services –  by Tim Tomlinson

Please contact me by e-mail address to discuss your needs.

 

mailto:tim_tomlinson@ancestor-united.co.uk

 

 

 

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