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Welcome To Ancestral Discovery…



Born through our own experiences of genealogy research which have taken us back as far as 1488, at Ancestral Discovery, we aim to assist you in uncovering your family's past.  Based in West Sussex, England, we are also able to carry out more localised family history research and visit local record offices on your behalf if required as well as co-ordinate research throughout the UK.  With a wealth of digital resources available to us, we can also undertake research in other areas of the world, including the US, Canada and Australia to name a few.  Contact us for more information.

Whether you reside in the UK or abroad, if your Ancestors are known to have lived in Britain, we may be able to assist you in bringing your past family to life.  Where resources are still available, we can provide details of births, deaths and marriages, places lived through Census records and alike, occupations, Military Service/Records and for family members that may have left the UK, passenger lists.

What stories have been passed down through your family over the generations?  Have you ever felt compelled to know more and perhaps validate them?  Our research may help to substantiate these stories or myths so that you know what really went on.

Maybe you don't know where to look or just simply don't have the time?  Or perhaps you've been conducting your own research over a period of time and have just hit a brick wall?  In either instance, we are here to help you take that next step.  The more information that you can provide us with in the first instance, should enable us to locate the past lives of your Ancestors, and therefore, to trace  back as far as legible and available documentation will allow.


We offer a range of services which are all charged by the hour.

We have been proud to research & bring together people who were adopted and knew nothing of their birth parents & siblings. In one particular case, a half brother living in Spain. Although this is relatively difficult research, it is possible. So if you you wish us to research this scenario for you, please contact us & we will endeavour to do our best.

Take a look around our site to find out in more detail, the services that we offer. We take pride and care in our research to ensure that not only you are happy with it, but that we are too. That's why we treat every project as if it really was our own, carefully sifting through endless sources of historical data to make sure that we have captured as much relevant information as we possibly can about your ancestors to provide you with the best possible picture of their lives. Don't believe us? Take a look at our
Testimonials page to see what our customers have to say!

So what are you waiting for,
get in touch to find out more about what we can do to help you uncover your family's past.