Wheech Scottish Ancestral Services

Wheech Scottish Genealogical Research - Scale of Prices (Email wheechmcgee@hotmail.co.uk or wheechmcgee@hotmail.com for a free estimate!)

Prices for Research (correct at 24 October 2009 and guaranteed until 31 December 2009) are as follows, however, initial evaluations and cost estimates are free and I work on the basis of "No Find No Fee":-

• Standard price/hour is £11. An initial package of 2 hours must be purchased at a cost of £22. 
• Each additional hour costs a further £11.
• A discount package of 10 hours costs £100 (approx. $160USD at 24 October 2009). 

As an example, a discount 10 hour package costing £100, given sufficient initial details from the client, should allow research on the family tree to get back to around 1800 when starting from the 20th century.

Research will include the following:-

• Internet searches on legitimate genealogical sites including ScotlandsPeople, FamilySearch, National Archives, Rootsweb and many other recognised sites
• Manual searches at Scottish Libraries, General Register House and National Archives, Edinburgh & London
• Preparation of a Family Tree chart and Gedcom file on Family Tree Legends software package
• Production of a Family Tree report in Microsoft Word format
• Travel costs and other general expenses (e.g., photocopying, scanning, typing, but excluding postage)

Additional costs are not included for the price of certain documentation, e.g., searches of Wills / Testaments / Inventories and other non-standard searches and these will be invoiced separately on confirmation that the buyer wishes to purchase any of the following, although the buyer should be aware that some of these documents may be vital to allow the research to proceed.

• Searches and transcriptions of Wills, Testaments and Inventories will be £5.00 per document
• Non-standard documentation, e.g., archival material in General Register House / National Archives will be at a cost to be agreed with the buyer based on time and workload required.
• NB: all the above additional costs include file searches and transcriptions and transmission (normally by email) to the buyer, however, I (the researcher) will always agree with the buyer a price in advance for documentation. There is no charge for documents purchased which fail to fit the requestor's family tree.
• There will be no additional charge for emailed information to the requestor, however, cost of any postage & packaging or transfer of data to CD for posting will be charged additionally and you should request prices separately for these services.

All Non-UK payments must preferably be transacted by PayPal invoice unless otherwise agreed with the researcher. All customers may request to pay by cheque in GB Sterling, however, cheques must be cleared before any research findings can be passed to the buyer. Cheques should be crossed and made payable to "John McGee".