In order to accomplish your family research, I will need to acquire documents that will provide the means to project your lineage backwards. In reality this means 'buying' information from various government resources, the upshot of all this is that in the end I am left with official copies of sources which I can then pass on to you when research has been completed.

The types of documents you will eventually receive are:

Birth certificates
Marriage certificates - (GRO certified copies, not original church (or chapel, registry etc.) entries - these do not contain original signatures of the couple or witnesses. However GRO certificates are preferred because they are quicker and easier to acquire).
Death certificates
Wills, Administrations, Grants of Probate and Estate Duty Records
Census Returns 1841-1901
Baptism entries from original church registers
Marriage entries from original church registers prior to 1837
Burials
Army Records - i.e. Attestation Papers, Pensions, Muster Pay Lists
Other occupational records such as those of men who served with the Metropolitan Police
Newspaper entries
Obituaries
And any other type of document that may provide vital information about your family.

Please note that not everyone will receive the same items; it makes sense that if your ancestor was not in the Army then you cannot receive such documents! :)

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