Genealogy
Have you thought about researching your family history but don’t know where to start? Are you limited with time and can’t travel to archives. SRA is the UK’s premier genealogy research agency and we can help you with professional research tailored to suit your needs and budgets.

Family history has always been a popular pastime. Following the success of BBC2’s BAFTA nominated Who Do You Think You Are?, which was researched by SRA, more and more people have started to research their family tree. Most people go online, but quickly run into difficulties or miss out on much more information that is readily available in archives. This is where SRA can help. We can put together a research package to help you get the most out of both online resources, and the hidden material lurking in archives, based on our experiences working on the series.

We work at all the London archives and regionally where needed to put together a research package to suit your individual needs.

Below is a detailed list of topics our researchers can cover for you to provide a full and comprehensive report.

Army- Genealogy and Biography
Army - Operations
Census Records
Customs and Excise Records
Foreign Colonial and Dominions Office Records
General Genealogy
General Research
Home Office
Immigration, Emigration, Denization and Naturalisation
Legal Records post 1700
Legal Records pre 1730
Local History post 1700
Local History pre 1700
Maps - Including Tithe and Valuation Office Records
Medieval Records
Metropolitan Police Records
Probate and Wills
Railway and Canal Transport Records
Registered Designs and Trademarks
Royal Air Force Genealogy, Biography and Operations
Royal Irish Constabulary Records
Royal Navy Operations Records
Royal Navy Genealogy and Biography
Transcription and Translation of Latin


All searches at these archives start at £30 an hour (minimum 2 hours), plus any costs of certificates or photocopies.

We also cover local archives outside London, either through one of our team or via our accredited associates. A quote can be put together on request. Please contact us to discuss your research proposal.