Official records for England and Wales began in the second half of 1837, when the recording of Births, Marriages and Deaths became obligatory. In Scotland recording of this nature has recently become equally accessible for us.

However Parish registers go back much further in some areas, allowing us to delve back extensively in our research. As an example, we have discovered roots for one client in the early 1600's. It must be noted, though, that whilst Parish Records - i.e. C of E - are often accessible on Internet research, non-conformist details are somewhat limited and in some areas are not laid down in such detail for one to access. That's where our contacts with other sources can come into their own!

We have, of course, achieved greater success where we have been able to personally visit Archive & Records centres, especially here in South West England.

Our knowledge and use of computerised entries has also enhanced the development of family trees.

Once we have located evidence, we can then set about giving you - as part of our service - print-outs of evidence pre-1837 and, as you can see elsewhere, for 1837 onwards we can supply full copies of the certificates themselves.