Family stories your way - simple, affordable and thorough. Read our testimonials.

You may have started a family tree and become stuck, you might have a specific issue you want support with or even a whole family tree with your unique and interesting stories from scratch - every family has its stories.

You decide what you want and we do our best to help with the research available.

So, don't be frightened to contact us and see how we can help. No obligation.

It's Family history - your way!!
Specialists in Scottish and Irish family history

About

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I have been exploring family histories for many years as an keen amateur but I'm now retired and have now completed several  courses on genealogy at Forth Valley  College and University of Strathclyde as well as a Palaeography course at  Glasgow University to build my expertise. I charge minimal rates as its not a full time business with premises etc and most charges are for access to the  records that I would need to build your family tree or solve your challenge. . But all costs would be transparent and agreed before searching.

In addition:
As based in Scotland it may be possible to access local archives to build up your family tree and visit local area to take pictures or again access local records.( may be travelling costs for that)
I can search and build family trees for Scottish and Irish ancestors. At the outset, the Irish records are not always as straightforward as Scottish ones that are increasingly comprehensive but several databases can now be accessed in the public domain.
I can cover English and Welsh records if required as well as other countries if records are available.






Services

Scottish Family

Use existing national Scottish records to find your ancestors as far back as you want to go or records allow. I visit local family research centres and libraries across central Scotland to find records ie poor house records, burial documents etc - amazing what you can find locally!!

Irish Family

To use existing Irish records to find your family. Recognising that Irish records , whilst improving all the time with new databases and web services, have many records destroyed from the past and can be limited. But there are many local databases by county that are now appearing.

Other countries

I am able to research English , Welsh records too using the resources I have and now accessing Italian databases too.

Services

We will support you even if its one question or one piece of information you need, right through to a whole family tree with their stories. We're here to help so don't be afraid to ask and contact us - no obligation at all.

Testimonials

 Having contacted Your Family Your Stories we spoke about my maternal grandfather, they would be willing to spend time researching my family tree. They worked diligently, accurately and quickly through various branches of both maternal and paternal families. Asking at each stage for reference as to the accuracy of his findings. Researched Census data and many other avenues to come up with very interesting historical detail of both trees to bring my family alive. Meeting King George being just one of the many amazing “snapshots” they uncovered for me. I would have no hesitation in recommending their professionalism throughout my family project. 

David, FRANCE ,May 2020

 I was amazed at the ancestry information Your Family Your Stories obtained for me - especially as I hadn’t been able to do it by my own efforts. With minimal input from me, he was able to go back several generations and trace my forebears as they travelled across the United Kingdom and beyond. Not only was the information clearly presented it was, incredibly, backed up with images of birth, marriage, death certificates and other material from various archives which he had been able to access. They uncovered some family history which was unknown to me and was very poignant - including a story about two great-uncles who had died in service during the First World War. One had been killed in battle at Ypres and the other in a notorious and tragic train crash near Gretna – known as the Quinten Hill disaster. They showed me images of their memorials in Belgium and Edinburgh and I now intend visiting both. As if this wasn’t enough, I was completely blown away when Graeme showed me images of the wills they had written before going into battle. They are pleasant people to work with and have a real aptitude for this type of work and I have no hesitation in recommending their services. 

Alistair, STIRLING January 2020

 I just had to drop you a line, to say that the McQuade family is over the moon at what you have achieved in such a short space of time in researching our family history. The detail to which you have gone, the documents you have found, and the family links you have discovered have been truly remarkable. The stories were amazing that you found out, things I never even knew about. Your explanations were very clear, to the extent that, within 30 minutes of you handing it over, I was already able to find my way around all the features on both my desktop and IPad and show members of my family. They were suitably gobsmacked as it is so easy to navigate around it. I would certainly recommend your business to anyone who needs a trustworthy and diligent professional to help them research their detailed family history. 

Denis FALKIRK August 2020
  

Contact

  • Stirling, UK