Terms of Business

I cannot guarantee that information or documents on your family will be available – for example, many Irish records were destroyed in the 1920s, many WWI records no longer exist, or you may have a very popular name that makes it impossible to tell which are your ancestors and which are somebody else’s. To minimise the chances of this happening, I can provide an information sheet aid to help you document the information you already have and to point me in the right place to begin the research. Please note that full fees are payable even if no definitive results or documents are found, but I will give you a full breakdown of the research that I have carried out.

Civil registration commenced in 1837 and the British census commenced in 1841. Research before these dates inherently takes longer as the information is not as readily available.

Please also be aware that the work will often involve an element of judgement, it is not always a precise science. All research is done in good faith, and supporting evidence will be provided where available. However, my fee does not cover reconciling my research to other research that you or others may carry out. My fee covers the time and materials incurred in producing my research.

I will deal with you and you only for the research. In the event that living relatives are discovered, I will seek your permission before putting them in touch with you, but I will not discuss my research with them or deal with them in any way unless they contract with me separately.