Archive research is undertaken in the record offices and archives of Scotland and
Northumberland
The record offices of Scotland and Northumberland are easily accessible as Family
Traits Genealogy Research Services are located in the border town of Berwick Upon
Tweed.
We make regular visits to
If you know your area of genealogical research well and you can be specific about
your requirements then you can place an order below with confidence.
If however, you are unsure about your exact requirements then we can give you a no
obligation free consultation
Included amongst these records are:
•Northumberland Record Offices
Hospital records. Records of magistrates and other courts. Old parish records. Church
and chapel records. Newspapers from 1711 to date. Parish register transcripts. 1841
to 1901 census returns
•Amongst the many papers held at Berwick Upon Tweed records office are:
Births, marriages, deaths, Census returns etc. Stray baptisms and marriages in nearby
Scottish parishes, trade directories, Burgess rolls, Freemen rolls and Archived Berwick
Advertiser.
You can make payment by cheque, postal order, international money order or Pay pal.via
email.
If you choose international money order or non UK Cheque then please add £8.00 to
cover our bank charges.
Research fees for Scotland are £20 per hour.
Minimum requests are two hours.
Book a full day’s research at Edinburgh G.R.O. £100
Research fees for Northumberland are £16 per hour.
Minimum requests are two hours.
•Scotland - Archive research in Edinburgh G.R.O.
Old parish records 1553 to 1854. 1841 to 1901 census returns. Register of neglected
entries 1801 to 1854. Registers of birth death and marriage from 1855. Marine register
for births and deaths from 1855. Air register for births and deaths from 1948. War
registers from 1899. Wills and deeds. Pre 1855 baptismal records of churches other
than the Church of Scotland.
Corrected entries.
•Berwick upon Tweed Record Office
•Northumberland Record Offices
•Edinburgh Record Office
When we visit a Record Office on your behalf we will take notes of all sources researched
and order a copy of anything relevant we find in the Parish Records.
You will be informed of progress and results of the record office search by e-mail.
Any papers will be forwarded to you as soon as we receive them, this varies from
record office to record office, as does the cost of the copies from Parish Records.
You will be advised in advance of the cost likely to be incurred for certificates/parish
record entry's.
Obviously the more details you can provide us with and the more specific your enquiry
is the less time we will have to spend researching in the records office.
