Beacon Genealogy offers a free initial consultation by email to determine your research needs. Our basic fee structure is £25 per hour (minimum of 4 hours), plus expenses.
In addition to travel costs, expenses may include:-
- New Register House search fees: £15 per day (may be split with another customer)
- Copies of Certificates (not certified): £1.50 each (nominally)
- Original certified certificates
- Postage & packing (when required)
Beacon Genealogy recommend agreeing on a maximum budget before embarking on research. We always remain in touch with you so that, together, we can determine the most interesting avenues to explore.
Research Packages
Sometimes people want an all-in-one package deal, perhaps as a gift for a loved one. Here are our three basic packages:-
1. Spark – £165
Beacon Genealogy will research the paternal or maternal line of the target individual, casting light on the history of your family. This line will be taken as far back as records and the research time budgeted allow. Up to 4 hours of research.
- Copies and/or transcriptions of certificates of birth, marriage and death, or of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from the Old Parish Registers
- Copies and/or transcriptions of certificates of Census returns
- Ancestry Report
- Family Tree
- Presentation Folder
- GEDCOM (if desired)
2. Torch – £295
Beacon Genealogy will research the paternal and maternal lines of the subject individual, casting light on the history of their families. This line will be taken as far back as records and the research time budgeted allow. Up to 8 hours of research.
- Copies and/or transcriptions of certificates of birth, marriage and death, or of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from the Old Parish Registers
- Copies and/or transcriptions of certificates of Census returns
- Ancestry Report
- Family Tree
- Presentation Folder
- GEDCOM (if desired)
3. Beacon – £525
Beacon Genealogy will research the paternal and maternal lines of the subject individual, and their parents’ paternal and maternal lines at least as far back as the subject’s great-grandparents, casting light on the history of their families. This line will be taken as far back as records and the research time budgeted allow. Up to 16 hours of research.
- Copies and/or transcriptions of certificates of birth, marriage and death, or of Baptisms, Marriages and Burials from the Old Parish Registers
- Copies and/or transcriptions of certificates of Census returns
- Ancestry Report
- Family Tree
- Presentation Folder
- GEDCOM (if desired)