Research Packages and Services
Every project is grounded in the original records. Each person and each link between generations is confirmed in the sources, conflicting evidence is examined rather than set aside, and conclusions go only as far as the documents allow. All research follows the Genealogical Proof Standard and the Code of Ethics of the Association of Professional Genealogists.
The same standards apply to every family, whether the question is a single emigrant’s village or seven generations of ancestry. Each report places the family in the history of the places where they lived, so that names and dates become a story that can be read, shared and passed on.
1. Origins
For anyone whose ancestor’s place of origin in mainland Portugal, the Azores or Madeira is unknown, whether they emigrated to another country or moved elsewhere within Portugal. The research identifies the parish they came from and proves it with their baptism or birth record.
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Analysis of the information and documents you already hold
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Analysis of records from the place where your ancestor later settled
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Location of the baptism or birth record in the parish of origin
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A research report
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Digital copies of all records located
Not included
Earlier generations, available through Family Portrait
2. Family Portrait
Every line of your family traced back five generations, from a chosen starting individual to their 3x great-grandparents, six generations in all, told as a genealogical narrative set in its historical and local context.
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A research report and genealogical narrative
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A simple family tree chart in PDF
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Parish registers and civil registration records analysis
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Notarial, diocesan and other institutional records where needed
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Digital copies of all records located
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Collateral lines and descendants
Generations beyond the fifth, available through Family Chronicle
3. Family Chronicle
For those who have completed Family Portrait and want to go further. Every line continues to the seventh generation back, to the 5x great-grandparents, eight generations in all, usually reaching well into the eighteenth century or earlier.
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New chapters for your report and genealogical narrative
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An expanded family tree chart
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Earlier parish registers, read with palaeographic expertise
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Notarial records, marriage dispensations, diocesan, Inquisition and military order records where relevant
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New chapters for your report and genealogical narrative
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Digital copies of all records located
Not included
Collateral lines and descendants
Generations beyond the seventh
Bespoke Research
Research shaped around a specific question, with a scope agreed after the free assessment.
Can include
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Lineage research, following a single line of descent
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Family branches and descendants
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Verification of a family tree built with AI tools or online hints
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Record retrieval, transcription and translation
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Research consultation
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A family history book
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On-site archive visits
Deliverables
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Set out in the proposal before any research begins
Not included in any service
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Research on living people
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On-site visits to archives, quoted separately
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Reproductions of records, when needed and with your prior approval
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Civil registration certificates
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Other fees charged by archives, registries or third parties
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Certified translations
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Legal advice on citizenship applications