Family Heritage Search

Family Heritage Search Shropshire based Genealogist providing an affordable professional research into your ancestry whether you are just starting out or have hit a brick wall

Family Heritage Search provides an affordable and personal Family History Research Service. If you are looking to discover your family's past then Family Heritage Search can help you trace your roots, we will search for your ancestors via:

Birth, Marriage & Death Indexes
Census records
Parish Registers/Records
Military Records
Local & National Archives
Immigration and Emigration Records
Overseas

records
and many other sources both online and offline

I will apply for Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates from the General Registry Office (GRO) to help identify your ancestors. For those who have been undertaking their own research and have come to a stop or hit a brick wall, I will review what you have found to date, suggest sources that could be searched and undertake that research on your behalf. You may live a long way a way from the archives, I can search those archives on your behalf and report back on my findings. I also provide a consultation service for people want to research their family history themselves, but they don't know how to start or are confused by the information out there. I can arrange to have a Family Tree printed detailing your ancestors, which can be hung on the wall (assuming you have a big enough wall!!)

Before any commitment I provide a 1 hours free consultation, please call or e-mail to make the necessary arrangements. How much will it cost? Rates for hourly work are set at an affordable and competitive £23 per hour(cost of documents extra), I would usually recommend an initial purchase of 5 hours work at the outset, but if your require as little as an hour that can be accommodated as well. For straightforward lookup requests are charged @ £15 per hour. (min of 30 mins)

If you prefer to pay a fixed price, rather than by the hour, then you can choose from one of Family Heritage Search’s packages. Packages available from £250 - £900 (more details available on website)

Gift Vouchers available from £50 upwards

Visit my website for more details.

This week’s Findmypast Friday includesIreland, Irish Memorials Association Published BaptismsThe Journal of the Associat...
08/08/2025

This week’s Findmypast Friday includes

Ireland, Irish Memorials Association Published Baptisms

The Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland offers an unexpected source: transcribed baptism records taken from parish registers and newspaper announcements.

These rare entries, gathered by volunteers between 1892 and 1934, can help you place your ancestor in a time, place, and family, often when no other records survive.

Ireland, Irish Memorials Association Published Marriages

The Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead in Ireland volumes contain surprising treasures, including marriage records drawn from parish registers and newspaper notices. Compiled by volunteers across every county in Ireland, these entries, many from Church of Ireland sources, can reveal names, dates, and connections that are essential for building and confirming your family tree.

England & Wales, Crime, Prisons & Punishment

Improvements have been made to this vast collection of records. You can now explore them with new place of conviction and court martial search fields, making it easier than ever to uncover your ancestors' brushes with the law.

Details of this week’s newspaper additions can be found in the blog.

A subscription is required to view the records.

For full details on this and more see blog

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/80-new-newspapers

This Findmypast Friday, enjoy a bumper addition to our newspaper archive, two new Irish resources, plus improvements to our vast collection of crime records.

Ancestry have added The Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Parish Registers which cover the County of Suffolk and have ...
08/08/2025

Ancestry have added The Diocese of St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Parish Registers which cover the County of Suffolk and have updated an of collections between 21 July 2025 and 8 August 2025.
New Collections
Suffolk, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

This collection includes Church of England parish registers and bishops’ transcripts of baptisms, marriages, and burials between 1538 and 1812 from the historical county of Suffolk, England.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62751/

Suffolk, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924

This collection includes Church of England parish registers and bishops’ transcripts of births and baptisms between 1813 and 1924 from the historical county of Suffolk, England.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62753/

Suffolk, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1949

This collection includes Church of England parish registers and bishops’ transcripts of marriages and banns between 1754 and 1940 from the historical county of Suffolk, England.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62754/

Suffolk, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1999

This collection includes Church of England parish registers and bishops’ transcripts of deaths and burials between 1813 and 1995 from the historical county of Suffolk, England.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62755/

Updated Collections

Aberdeenshire, Scotland, School Admission Registers, 1852-1928

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62690/

UK and Ireland, Obituary Index, 2004-Current

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/8960/

UK, Recommendations for Honours and Awards, 1935-1943

Index only original images held on Fold3 and Forces War Records, additional fee needed.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/63097/

England and Wales, Death Index, 1989-2024

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/60630/

Scotland and Northern Ireland, Death Index, 1989-2024

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/60631/

Beware in the updated death indexes Ancestry have transcribed the death dates in US format (mm/dd/yyy), so for example someone who died on 10 January 2016 may have been transcribed as 1 October 2016. Please ensure you verify the date against other sources.

No specific details given by Ancestry on what has been updated.

A subscription to Ancestry is required, to view records.

This week's British Newspaper Archive includes 80 new titles an addition of 217,313 new pages taking the total to over 9...
06/08/2025

This week's British Newspaper Archive includes 80 new titles an addition of 217,313 new pages taking the total to over 94 million.

The updates can also be found on Findmypast with an Everything subscription.~

A subscription to either site is required to view records, full details of updates can be found in the blog.

https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2025/08/05/80-brand-new-newspaper-titles/ng the toyal to over 94 million.

Amazing finds and news from over 300 years of historical newspapers

This week's British Newspaper Archive includes 7 new titles and updates to 20 existing titles, an addition of 204,443.Th...
28/07/2025

This week's British Newspaper Archive includes 7 new titles and updates to 20 existing titles, an addition of 204,443.

The updates can also be found on Findmypast with an Everything subscription.

A subscription to either site is required to view records, full details of updates can be found in the blog.

https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2025/07/28/prohibition-of-child-labour-underground/

We've added eight brand new historical newspapers to the site as we mark 125 years since the passing of the Mines (Prohibition of Child Labour Underground) Act.

28/07/2025

This week’s Findmypast Friday includes

Surrey, Southwark Military Tribunals

Delve into this new collection of wartime tribunal minutes from Southwark Archives, where men appealed for exemption from military service.

British Army, Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment)

Over 1,200 new records have been added to the Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment) collection.

Central Association Volunteer Training Corps Enrolment Forms, 1916

This fascinating collection from Southwark Archives charts the names and stories of local men who joined the Central Association Volunteer Training Corps in 1916.

A subscription is required to view the records.

For full details on this and more see blog

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/surrey-military-records

This week’s Findmypast Friday includesSurrey, Southwark, Licenses and Trade RegistersSpanning the 17th to the 20th centu...
19/07/2025

This week’s Findmypast Friday includes

Surrey, Southwark, Licenses and Trade Registers

Spanning the 17th to the 20th centuries, this collection comprises 25,361 licence and trade register records from Southwark.

Surrey, Southwark, St George The Martyr Workhouse Records

If your ancestors spent time in Southwark's St George the Martyr Workhouse, their name may appear within this updated collection, to which 63,448 new records have been added.

For full details on this and more see blog

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/southwark-workhouse-st-george-the-martyr

There are new trade registers and workhouse records to search this Findmypast Friday.

This week's British Newspaper Archive includes 5 new titles and updates to 11 existing titles, an addition of 202,482.Th...
17/07/2025

This week's British Newspaper Archive includes 5 new titles and updates to 11 existing titles, an addition of 202,482.

The updates can also be found on Findmypast with an Everything subscription.

A subscription to either site is required to view records, full details of updates can be found in the blog.

https://blog.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/2025/07/14/childrens-newspaper-young-sport-stars/

We welcome five brand new titles to The Archive, including the Children's Newspaper, as we look at four young sportspeople highlighted by the title.

Ancestry have added Cambridgeshire and Huntington Parish Registers in Association with Cambridgeshire Libraries and Arch...
17/07/2025

Ancestry have added Cambridgeshire and Huntington Parish Registers in Association with Cambridgeshire Libraries and Archives.
Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812

This collection includes Church of England parish registers of births, marriages, and deaths between 1538 and 1812 from the historical counties of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62609/

Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1950

This collection includes Church of England parish registers of marriages and banns between 1754 and 1950 from the historical counties of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62619/

Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1997

This collection includes Church of England parish registers of deaths and burials between 1813 and 1997 from the historical counties of Cambridgeshire and Huntingdonshire, England.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62620/

Baptisms for 1813 onwards are due to be added at a later date.

A subscription to Ancestry is required, to view records.

12/07/2025

TheGenealogist Releases 67,000 Death Records from the International Bomber Command Centre

The IBCC Losses Database includes detailed records of over 67,000 Bomber Command casualties, capturing personal details, aircraft information, missions, and circumstances of death. This fully searchable resource allows family historians, researchers, and aviation enthusiasts to access an unparalleled level of detail about those who gave their lives in the cause of freedom.

https://www.thegenealogist.co.uk/press-release/2025/thegenealogist-releases-67-000-death-records-from-the-international-bomber-command-centre/

New and updated collections from Ancestry added from 27th June to 10th July 2025 for UK subscribers.New CollectionsBirmi...
12/07/2025

New and updated collections from Ancestry added from 27th June to 10th July 2025 for UK subscribers.
New Collections
Birmingham, England, All Saints Hospital Records, 1845-1931

This collection contains records from All Saints Hospital in Birmingham, England, dated between 1845 and 1931. During this time, the hospital was dedicated to the treatment of people with mental illnesses. The records include registers that list information for several patients on each page and case files pertaining to individual patients. The information on the records is handwritten and can be difficult to read.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62746/

Updated Collections

UK, British Army World War II Medal Cards, 1939-1945

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62862/

No specific details given by Ancestry on what has been updated.

A subscription to Ancestry is required, to view records.

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Family Heritage Search provides an affordable and personal Family History Research Service. If you are looking to discover your family's past then Family Heritage Search can help you trace your roots, we will search for your ancestors via: Birth, Marriage & Death Indexes Census records Parish Registers/Records Military Records Local & National Archives Immigration and Emigration Records Overseas records and many other sources both online and offline I will apply for Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates from the General Registry Office (GRO) to help identify your ancestors. For those who have been undertaking their own research and have come to a stop or hit a brick wall, I will review what you have found to date, suggest sources that could be searched and undertake that research on your behalf. You may live a long way a way from the archives, I can search those archives on your behalf and report back on my findings. I also provide a consultation service for people want to research their family history themselves, but they don't know how to start or are confused by the information out there. I can arrange to have a Family Tree printed detailing your ancestors, which can be hung on the wall (assuming you have a big enough wall!!) Before any commitment I provide a 1 hours free consultation, please call or e-mail to make the necessary arrangements. How much will it cost? Rates for hourly work are set at an affordable and competitive £20 per hour(cost of documents extra), I would usually recommend an initial purchase of 5 hours work at the outset, but if your require as little as an hour that can be accommodated as well. For straightforward lookup requests are charged @ £10 per hour. (min of 30 mins) If you prefer to pay a fixed price, rather than by the hour, then you can choose from one of Family Heritage Search’s packages. Packages available from £200 - £800 (more details available on website) Gift Vouchers available from £50 upwards Visit my website for more details.