A professional genealogist can use their knowledge, experience and advanced research skills to find your ancestors efficiently and accurately saving you time, money (no need to buy expensive subscriptions) and potentially a lot of frustration.

As far back as records allow. Most families from England and Wales can be traced back at least as far as the early 1800s. Many families can be traced back earlier than this but it depends on the survival of records for the area where they lived.

Genealogy work is charged at £40-£45 per hour depending on the scope of the project. There are additional charges for any records not available within standard database subscriptions (e.g. birth/marriage/death certificates). These are charged at cost.

A short piece of research would usually be completed within about 4-6 weeks. At busy times there may be a wait before I can start work on your project.

At a minimum you will need the full name, year of birth and place of birth for the person that you would like the research to start from.

Common Welsh surnames such as Jones, Davies, Williams, Evans, Thomas, Roberts, Lewis, Hughes, Morgan, Griffiths and Edwards can make genealogy research challenging. A professional genealogist can use advanced research methods to find your ancestors even when they have common surnames such as these.

Avalen is the Cornish word for apple tree, cognate with the Welsh word afallen and the mythical island of Avalon in Arthurian legend. There are strong links between Wales and South West England with many Cornish miners and metal workers settling in South Wales during the Industrial Age.