Yes. I can help decipher difficult historical handwriting and explain what the document appears to say. Some documents may be affected by damage, fading or image quality, so not every word can always be recovered.

These can include census records, parish registers, certificates, wills and probate records, military documents, newspapers, electoral records and other historical family documents.

Yes. Send me a clear image of the document and any information you have about where it came from. I can first look at whether I'm able to identify and interpret it.

Yes. Historical records often contain occupations, abbreviations and terminology that are no longer commonly used. I can help explain these in the context of the record.

Potentially. Place names, parish boundaries and administrative areas have changed over time, so I can investigate unfamiliar locations where enough information survives.

I'll distinguish between what can be read with reasonable confidence, what is uncertain and what cannot reliably be deciphered rather than guessing at missing information.