Ancestry Research Services
Family Tree Research Services
At Your Family Orchard, our services are designed to make family history research simple, affordable, and meaningful.
Whether you’re just beginning your ancestry journey, searching for a thoughtful gift, or trying to overcome a frustrating brick wall, we provide clear, personalised genealogy research to help you uncover the people, places, and stories that shaped your family.
Every family tree is carefully researched using trusted genealogy resources and presented in an easy-to-read personalised document, giving you a beautiful and lasting record of your heritage.
Our Family History Services
Family Tree Starter Research - Perfect for anyone beginning their journey.
We help you build the foundations of your family tree by tracing parents, grandparents, and earlier generations through birth, marriage, death, and census records.
Ideal if you:
Don’t know where to begin
Want to organise family information
Have inherited old names, photos, or documents
Want a strong starting point for future research
Brick Wall Research Help
Stuck on a missing ancestor or confusing record? Our brick wall research service is designed to help solve difficult family history problems, uncover missing links, and break through research dead ends. We use proven genealogy methods to explore alternative spellings, migration patterns, census discrepancies, and overlooked historical records.
Initial Assessment
We provide a free initial assessment and then we advise you of the outcome. It would be unusual that we would not be able to proceed but full discussion on the research to be undertaken and potential brick walls will be discussed and a plan agreed
Personalised Family History Reports
Every service includes a beautifully organised report that turns names and dates into a story you can easily follow.
Your report may include family tree chart, key dates and locations, marriage and birth discoveries and notable family insights
Family Tree Gift Packages
A professionally researched family tree makes a thoughtful and meaningful gift for parents, grandparents, anniversaries, weddings, birthdays, and Christmas.
Each gift package is presented in a personalised format that celebrates your loved one’s heritage and creates something they can treasure for generations.
Prices
Documents – One PDF surname document
Time Frame – 1-2 months
Extra`s – GED file = £10, Certificates (if needed)
Cost - £70
One Male Line - Maternal OR Paternal Line
Two Male Lines – Maternal & Paternal Lines
Documents – Two PDF surname documents & GED file
Time Frame – 2-3 months
Extra`s – Certificates (if needded)
Cost - £110
Full Tree – Male & Female, Maternal & Paternal Lines
Documents – Four PDF surname documents, GED File
Time Frame – 3-4 months
Extra`s – Certificates (if Needed)
Cost - £200
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Package 2
Package 3
Frequently Asked Questions About Family Tree Research
What is an ancestral line?
An ancestral line is the sequence of people you descend from across generations—your direct family line going backward in time.
For example:
You
your parents
your grandparents
your great-grandparents
and so on
That chain is your ancestral line (also called a lineage).
There are different ways people talk about ancestral lines:
Paternal line is your fathers
Maternal line is your mothers
Family line / bloodline → the broader inherited family ancestry
I will always research the male ancestral line from each chosen ancestor; for example, if you choose your maternal line I would trace your mother back through her fathers line. This is purely because the records for males in history are much more abundant and I will be likely to get further back. Any other requests for further research can be agreed
How far back can you trace my family tree?
This depends on a number of factors, the survival and availability of records. I use two subscription services and a few free ones to undertake my research but some records are only available for you if you attend the department in person, this is not something offered by Your Family Orchard. Most available records will get you comfortably back to the early 1800s or late 1700s. It may also depend on the country your ancestor came from as records in Ireland are notoriously incomplete.
What information do you need from me?
I will need some basic information to start researching your family tree. This will include the names of your parents, grandparents and sibilings, the places they may have lived, approximate dates of birth and marriages. Also, any supporting documents you may be willing to share and also any little family stories can all help to build up a picture.
Are birth, marriage or death certificates provided?
Often you may need to purchase these documents from the official GRO website when you hit a brick wall. These are an additional cost and are not provided in the service unless agreed. I will endeavour to find other ways of authenticating ancestors without the purchasing of these and if I cannot I go any further with the line in question you will be informed. I do not believe in guess work and will not add an ancestor to a tree unless I am confident it is correct.
How long will it take?
Whilst most researchers charge by the hour this is not how Your Family Orchard chooses to work. Due to other commitments, it may take up to 2 months for the research and write up to be completed but you will be constantly updated with the progress of your tree.
What happens if you are unable to find my ancestors?
This is unlikely and I am confident that we will be able to provide you family tree, firstly I will build a preliminary tree, if at this stage I hit any major issues I will contact you to discuss how to proceed.
How do I get started?
Once you decide that you want to enlist the services of Your Family Orchard then please contact us via email. You will then receive a link to a google form, once completed I will assess your needs and send you an invoice. Once you have received this, I request a 50% deposit for the research, the rest is payable before the electronic documents are sent to you. I can accept bank transfers and payments via PayPal