Family History Services
Do you want to trace your UK ancestors? Do not hesitate to E-Mail us and we will help
you make a start. There is no charge for initial advice. However we can only help with ancestors who
lived in England and Wales.
Once we have ascertained that your family comes from the UK, we
will require a deposit of about 100 pounds Sterling or 160 US Dollars to pay
the researchers. Please do not send any
money until we have made free initial checks.
Before you pay anything, we recommend that you contact all your
relatives to gather as much information as possible dates and places are very
important. It is virtually impossible to trace a common name when we do not
know the place they came from and the rough date of birth or marriage.
We also recommend that you first check
the information available on the internet such as the LDS International Genealogical
Index (IGI) www.familysearch.org and other web sites.
UK records of births marriages and
deaths are held at Myddleton House in London from 1837. However in order to
obtain details of the events one has to buy a certificate costing UK Pounds
6.50. They can only be purchased by personal visits. This we can do on your
behalf. E-Mail for quotation.
Records prior to 1837 are held in
parish records and Bishop's Transcripts of the parish records. However most of
the records have be microfilmed by the LDS Church and can be viewed at their
offices and in major public libraries in the UK. It can take several hours to
look through the film to find what you are looking for, and in the end it may
lead to disappointment. The details have been used to compile the IGI and are
available on line at their web site. However there are many omissions and a
number of errors. These records go back to the start of Parish records in the
late 16th century, although many early records have not
survived. Other information can be
obtained from wills, and copies can be obtained for 5 pounds sterling. Local
Genealogical societies have indexed births and marriages and some have started
on deaths.
Another source of information is the
census records. Censuses started in 1841 and have continued every ten years
since then except 1941. The 1851 and 1881 censuses have been indexed, and the
microfilm is available from the LDS Church. The census records after 1891 are
not yet available to the public.
Document dated
1337, one of the first to mention the Allchurch ancestors.
We can obtain the birth, marriage and death certificates, census
details and copies of wills (if they exist). Our researchers can then fill in
the gaps from local records and other material. Most researchers charge under
10 pounds sterling per hour but as they know where to find the records they can
achieve quite a lot in the time. They also charge a modest amount towards
travel costs, postage etc,
Once we have all the records available we can transfer your
records onto a CD-ROM, including scanning of your pictures, maps and documents
so you can browse the history using your Internet Browser. The data can also be
uploaded to your Internet Web Site.
Once the CD-ROM has been produced, further copies can be made
for all your family. Those valuable family pictures can be seen by all the
family and stored for posterity. Even torn and marked photographs can be
repaired before display. Items and pictures can always be added later.
Please E-Mail us for a quote with as much information that you
have on where your family originated. Please remember we can only help with UK
records.
DO NOT SEND
ANY VALUABLE DOCUMENTS OR PICTURES UNTIL WE HAVE FIRST DISCUSSED THE PROJECT
Wanted - all
information on the Allchurch and Hallchurch families for the Family History.
Please contact
us with any information. Pictures of persons, homes, schools, places of works
especially wanted. Also newspaper cuttings
Send us a
message
or e-mail timothy.hallchurch@oxfordshire.gov.uk