RECORDS YOU CAN'T QUITE READ
Historical Record &
Handwriting Help
Sometimes you have the record but not the meaning. I help you read old
handwriting, interpret records and understand what a historical document
actually says.
HOW I CAN HELP
From faded handwriting
to unfamiliar records
Whatever the document, I help you read it, interpret it and understand what it means for your family history.
Reading difficult handwriting
Old handwriting can be a wall in itself. I help you read and transcribe what's actually on the page.
Interpreting census records
Understanding what each column means - and what it reveals that isn't written down.
Parish register interpretation
Making sense of baptisms, marriages and burials, including Latin abbreviations and faded entries.
Identifying names and places
Working out unfamiliar place names, parishes and jurisdictions that have changed over time.
Old terminology & occupations
Explaining what an ancestor's occupation or a forgotten word actually meant in its time.
Newspaper records
Finding and interpreting the notices, reports and advertisements that reveal your ancestors' lives.
Probate & military documents
Reading wills, probate papers and military records, and explaining what they tell you.
Explaining what a record means
Sometimes you have the record but not the meaning. I help you understand what it actually says.
SEND ME WHAT YOU HAVE
Got a record you
can't decipher?
Share a photograph or transcription of the document and tell me what you're trying to understand. I'll let you know what I can help with before any work begins.
READY TO BEGIN
Ready to discover your family's
story?
Tell me what you're trying to discover. I'll review the information and let you know what research is possible - before any work begins.
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RESEARCH SERVICES
Help at every stage of your
family history
From professional family tree research and DNA analysis to checking an existing online tree or photographing an ancestral home, choose the family history service that best fits what you're trying to discover.
Digital Family Tree Research
Verified family trees, GEDCOM files & organised record folders.
Genealogy Brickwall Research
Fresh eyes and a structured plan for research you're stuck on.
DNA Family History Research
Make sense of DNA matches and connect them to your tree.
Ancestor Location Photography
Photographs of the homes, graves and places your family knew.
Historical Record & Handwriting Help
Reading old handwriting and interpreting records you have.
Online Family Tree Review & Tidy-Up
Review and tidy your existing family tree, identify errors and improve its accuracy
Origin
Family History Research
Professional genealogy research from Lincolnshire, helping clients across the UK and overseas discover the stories hidden in their family's past.
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom
Ready to begin?
Tell me what you're trying to discover. I'll review the information and let you know what research is possible before any work begins.
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Lincoln, Lincolnshire, East Midlands, United Kingdom. Digital family history research for clients across the UK and overseas.