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 includesGreater London Burial IndexA further 112,585 new London burial records spanning 30...
12/09/2025

This week’s Findmypast Friday includes

Greater London Burial Index

A further 112,585 new London burial records spanning 300 years, from the 1500s to the 1800s have been added to this collection.

Greater London Marriage Index

A further 203,530 new London marriage records have been added to this collection.

A subscription is required to view the records.

For full details on this and more see blog



Explore new additions from across Britain.

FamilySearch has announce that Full-Text Search is now part of its standard search tools. Since its initial release in F...
11/09/2025

FamilySearch has announce that Full-Text Search is now part of its standard search tools. Since its initial release in FamilySearch Labs during RootsTech 2024, the feature has undergone numerous enhancements to improve its power and usability. These improvements are already helping users make exciting discoveries and breakthroughs in their family history research.

What Is Full-Text Search?

FamilySearch hosts billions of digitized historical records, but only a fraction are indexed and searchable. Advancements in artificial intelligence and handwriting recognition are making records searchable much faster than ever before.

Full-Text Search uses AI-generated transcripts to search unindexed record collections in seconds. By entering keywords, names, places, and dates, users can now search almost 2 billion genealogically significant records, most of which were previously accessible only as images.

Fuller details are available via their blog



Search for your ancestors in millions of unindexed documents using Full-Text Search on FamilySearch.

Ancestry have added one new collection and have advised of updates to 2 existing web based collections between 30 August...
11/09/2025

Ancestry have added one new collection and have advised of updates to 2 existing web based collections between 30 August 2025 and 10 September 2025.
New Collections
UK and Allies, Far East Prisoner of War Portraits, 1939-1945

This collection contains portraits of prisoners of war drawn by British Army Chaplain Fred Stallard while he was held prisoner of war by the Japanese during the Second World War. The index that accompanies the portraits contains information about the prisoners that was written at the bottom of each portrait. Less than one-third of the portraits in this collection do not include names.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/63298/

Updated Collections

Web: UK and Allied Countries, Index of International Bomber Command Losses, 1936-1966

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/70893/

The records can also be accessed via https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/

Web: UK, Burial and Cremation Index, 1576-2024

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/70845/

The records can be accessed via https://www.deceasedonline.com/ for which purchase of vouchers is required to view images.

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 5 new titles and updates to 32 existing titles an addition of 288,936 new...
11/09/2025

This week's British Newspaper Archive includes 5 new titles and updates to 32 existing titles an addition of 288,936 new pages. The additional pages take the total to over 95 million pages.

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.



We welcome organ of the Communist Party of Great Britain to The Archive, Workers' Weekly, as we reach 95 million pages, alongside four other new titles.

This week’s Findmypast Friday includesSomerset BaptismsThis update to the collection consists of 10,440 records, spannin...
05/09/2025

This week’s Findmypast Friday includes

Somerset Baptisms

This update to the collection consists of 10,440 records, spanning 3 centuries.

Somerset Marriages

This update to the collection consists of 8,472 records.

Somerset Burials

This update to the collection consists of 7,811 records spanning the period 1500 to the late 1800s.

A subscription is required to view the records.

For full details on this and more see blog

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/new.somerset-baptisms-marriages-burials-shropshire

There are new baptisms, marriages and burials to explore this week.

Ancestry have added one new collection and have updated a number of collections between 8 August 2025 and 29 August 2025...
29/08/2025

Ancestry have added one new collection and have updated a number of collections between 8 August 2025 and 29 August 2025.
New Collections
Birmingham, England, Electoral Registers, 1833-1972

This collection includes electoral registers from the city of Birmingham, England, dated between 1838 and 1972. The registers include the names of registered voters in the city and their places of residence.

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/62612/

Updated Collections

Wiltshire, England, Church of England Deaths and Burials, 1813-1924

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61190/

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

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61188/

Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1924

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/61189/

West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1846-1914

https://www.ancestry.co.uk/search/collections/63179/

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 5 new titles and updates to 11 existing titles an addition of 247,238 new...
29/08/2025

This week's British Newspaper Archive includes 5 new titles and updates to 11 existing titles an addition of 247,238 new pages.

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/2025/08/26/le-follet-fashion-history/

We explore the pages of one of our new titles Le Follet to look at the history of the bustle, or tournure, which reached the peak of its popularity in the 1880s

This week’s Findmypast Friday includesBritish Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and BurialsThis update to the collection ...
29/08/2025

This week’s Findmypast Friday includes

British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials

This update to the collection consists of 5,827 records, spanning 2 centuries for a non-Catholic cemetery in Rome.

British Armed Forces and Overseas Browse

A further 95,472 images have been added to this browse-only set of birth, marriage and death records.

A subscription is required to view the records.

For full details on this and more see blog

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/british-armed-forces-overseas-records

Explore new military birth, marriage and death records this Findmypast Friday.

This week’s Findmypast Friday includesMilitary Service Memorial CollectionThis new collection consists of 588,288 milita...
15/08/2025

This week’s Findmypast Friday includes

Military Service Memorial Collection

This new collection consists of 588,288 military records, spanning almost 400 years, from the English Civil War to modern conflicts like the Iraq War.

British Army, Royal York Rangers

A further 1,322 new additions from the 1880s have been added to the Royal York Rangers collection.

A subscription is required to view the records.

For full details on this and more see blog

https://www.findmypast.co.uk/blog/new/royal-navy-lists-memoral-collection

Delve deeper into British Army stories with this week's new and updated collections.

This week's British Newspaper Archive includes 5 new titles and updates to 21 existing titles an addition of 204,610 new...
14/08/2025

This week's British Newspaper Archive includes 5 new titles and updates to 21 existing titles an addition of 204,610 new pages.

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/2025/08/11/bradford-socialist-vanguard/

We welcome 5 brand new titles to The Archive including the Bradford Socialist Vanguard, which presents a critical perspective of the First World War.

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.

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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.