Family History
Geoff Swinfield Genealogical Services will offer an efficient, economical and informative service for those who wish to learn more about their family's history. Our aim and pledge is to conduct in-depth research to discover who your ancestors were, where they lived, what they did and when and where they were born, married and perhaps died or were buried.
- Taking your knowledge of who your recent ancestors were and any information which you can obtain from your relatives, GSGS will use national and local sources, indexes and documentation to extend our knowledge of the history of your family.
- The results of this extensive research will be presented to you in a detailed Research Report. This will explain the research process and describe the records searched. It will contain the results of all the searches conducted for you, whether positive or negative, and copies of the records which have been obtained. Our current knowledge of your family will be illustrated by a pedigree chart or family tree which incorporates the original information known to you and the new relationships found. Suggestions for further research will be made.
- On receipt of the Research Report, you can decide whether you wish to proceed to a subsequent stage of investigation on this family. Alternatively, you may wish to learn more about one of the other surnames found in your ancestry. If so, GSGS will be pleased to help you to learn more about that family too.
Our Sources
The main sources used in the investigations for those who lived in England, Wales and Scotland will be the records of: -
- Family Sources
- General Registration
- Census Returns 1841-1911
- Parish Registers
- Nonconformist Registers
- Probate
The information revealed about your ancestors in these sources may be supplemented by searches in: -
and a variety of other records where relevant to the research. Where possible, copies of the material which documents the lives of your ancestors will be made.
