WHAT WE DO


Professional family and house history research

Are you interested in finding out more about your ancestors but do not have the time or resources to do so? Maybe you have hit a brick wall with your own research and need a professional genealogist to help break it down. If so, Bucks Research can help. Bucks Research was established in 2004 by professional genealogist and house historian Cathy Soughton.

Based in Buckinghamshire, Cathy can provide a wide variety of different services, including the following:

  • research - from a quick record check to a full family or house history report

  • online family history research for English ancestors back to the early 1800s

  • archival research at various record offices including those in Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Hertfordshire, Northamptonshire and Berkshire and also the Bodleian Library in Oxford and the National Archives at Kew

  • provision of professional advice if you don’t know where to start or have hit that brick wall, including one to one consultancy support for local clients

  • supply of a range of family tree packages and gift vouchers

  • research on the history of a house to determine when it may have been built and who lived there in the past

  • property or land historical research for commercial purposes

As an experienced, qualified and accredited genealogist and historian Cathy has the knowledge base to know where to look for relevant records and the experience to carry out various different research requirements. Cathy is a Member of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives (AGRA) and its current Secretary. AGRA is the professional body for genealogists in England and Wales and it carries out a stringent assessment of the quality of work of applicants before approving membership.

Please browse the website to find out more about the services available.

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