Genealogy Research Services:
- Affordable family history research, family trees and reports;
- Production of Charts, Maps and Calendars; (some of these make great gifts)
- Identifying former homes of ancestors;
- Organising genealogy trips and tours, and
- A Local record look up service for fellow genealogists at PRONI, GRONI and local cemeteries.
Tracing Your Ancestors
Your family tree belongs to you. You don’t have to but I would encourage you to participate in the research process. This may include talking to other relatives, investigating family photograph albums, visiting and photographing former family homes and church yards.
Hopefully your family tree will be a long term legacy. It will not simply be a list of names and dates but in time will include places, photographs, family stories and the social history context which your ancestors experienced and were influenced by. It will continue to grow and develop long after I have completed my research.
Genealogical Sources and Records
I believe an evidence basis is crucial when compiling a family history. I draw citations from a wide range of sources including:
- Births, Marriages and Deaths
- The Census ( various )
- Newspaper Archives
- Land Valuation and Revision Books
- Wills and Probate
- Burial Records
- Ship Manifests
- Military Archives: Honours, Service records, Pensions, Commonwealth War Graves
- Passport Applications
- Merchant Navy Records
- The National Archive at Kew
- Public Records Office Northern Ireland
- Local Record and Registration Offices
- National Archive of Ireland
- Electoral Registers
- Parish and Church records
- Mapping
- Directories
- Other sources: Family bibles, Relatives, Photographs, Certificates, Various publications
Sample chart A
Sample Calendar A