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Discover your Ancestors

Have you ever wondered about your roots?

Where did your family come from?

What did your ancestors do?

We would not be here, enjoying the riches of life, if it were not for our ancestors – and every one of them has a story to tell.

People often talk about stress in modern life, but many of our ancestors lived and worked in much harsher conditions, endured greater hardships and suffered illnesses that are now easily treated. Of course, other ancestors may have lived in the lap of luxury!

They all deserve to be uncovered and have their stories told – to be remembered and celebrated, rather than remaining as anonymous death statistics, lost in the mist of time.

Wessex Family Research is dedicated to helping you discover your English ancestors and unlocking your family history. We offer a full range of family history research packages, which could either start you off on a long term quest or provide you with a comprehensive report about your ancestors. These reports could even provide an original gift idea, for family or friends, to celebrate a special birthday or anniversary.

If you enjoy doing family history research yourself, but cannot get to the records that you need, we can help by conducting specific local archive searches for you at most Record Offices in London and across southern England - with discount rates for work in Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Somerset and Wiltshire.

Our principal researcher, Ian Middlebrook, has over ten years experience of researching family history - covering over 30 different record offices and libraries from Devon to Durham, London to Lancashire. He also has experience of interpreting and transcribing a wide range of documents from the modern day back to the sixteenth century.

Please use the links in the left-hand column to view our other pages and see more details of the services we offer.