Whether you are unable to visit us to carry out your own research or whether you just need some extra help, our research service enables you to call upon the expertise of our experienced, qualified staff.
We can consult parish registers, census returns, probate records, manorial court rolls and many other sources held here to assist with your family history. We can also carry out research on the history of houses, schools, churches and manors.
All research will be to the highest standards and delivered to you within fifteen working days of receiving your order.
We cannot guarantee that the surviving records will contain the answers to all your questions, but we can advise on further avenues of research.
Research charges
Research is supplied in half-hour blocks, up to a maximum for any one order of two hours.
One half-hour search: £20.00
One hour: £30.00
One and a half hours: £40.00
Two hours: £50.00 (all inclusive of VAT.)
Copying charges
Please note that photocopies are only supplied where there is no risk of causing damage to the original document. Parish registers before 1812 cannot be photocopied, although in some cases it is possible to supply prints from microfilm.
Microfilm print-outs: 70p
A4 photocopies: 45p
A3 photocopies: 70p
Payment
We accept:
- cheques in sterling (G.B. pounds) made payable to ‘Cambridgeshire County Council’
- credit or debit cards (except American Express or Electron)
- an International Money Order payable in sterling a cheque in your own currency plus £5.00 to cover the cost of conversion.
You will be notified of the total cost once the research has been completed. Full payment must be received before we send on our research report.
Apply for Historical Research Service
or print-off and complete the postal application form below.
We also offer a list of independent records agents and genealogists who are willing to undertake paid research. Please note that Cambridgeshire Archives cannot accept responsibility for the quality or accuracy of their work and inclusion on this list does not indicate personal professional endorsement