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Carolyn Alderson is a qualified and accredited professional genealogist based in Cambridge, UK, providing affordable Family History Research Services.

Have you always wanted to find out more about your ancestry and where some of your ancestors loved, lived and worked, but just never had the time or patience? Perhaps you’ve traced back several lines of your family tree, but it isn’t so straightforward with some other branches. Or maybe you want to know if there are any other sources that can throw light on a particular individual, family or community. Whatever the reason, I hope I can help you with your quest, so please don’t hesitate to Get in touch.

Email me at: CarolynAldersonGenealogist@gmail.com

Testimonials

Sheryl, USA. 2024. I have been searching on Ancestry and My Heritage for years looking for any information that would complete a line of my family tree that came from England, but I was unsuccessful. I decided to find some help and I am so happy that I found Carolyn! Within days I had the information I need to complete that part of my tree. So pleased with my choice of Carolyn for help.

Maggie, Herefordshire. 2023. I can only endorse what others have said about Carolyn and her work which has answered questions I thought were unanswerable. Highly professional and skilled blended with qualities of empathy, kindness and a genuine desire to help, have ably led me to discover key missing pieces in the jigsaw of my past, and I cannot thank her enough.

Vivian, Cambridge. 2023. Congratulations Carolyn. You found the needle in my haystack by dint of your impressive professional expertise, attention to detail and friendly approach.

Mike, Wales. 2023. Thank you for providing such a wonderful service and I would have no hesitation in recommending you to anyone looking to explore their family history.

Peter Michael, USA. 2023. Carolyn did a superb job of scouring British sources, many of them obscure, looking for evidence in support of my book, First Explorer.

Michael, Hertfordshire. 2022. I have been very delighted in all that you have helped me with.

Gillian, USA. 2022. Thank you so much for all your hard work on this massive project – you’ve been wonderful!

Michael, Australia. 2022. Thank you very much for all your work – I wouldn’t have had any idea where to start looking! With your help we have discovered far more than I imagined was possible.

Anonymous, England. 2022. I asked Carolyn to find out more about one of my grandmothers, a lady named Annie Jones, as I’d failed completely to find out anything about her myself. I have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone who wants to research their family’s past.

Natalie, Dorchester. 2021. Thank you so much! Everything is so thorough and your report so detailed.

Kevin, Cambridgeshire. 2021. I am impressed with your knowledge of ancestry and the personal attention you gave to my case. I thought I was good at research and ancestry but what you have produced in such a short time has shown me otherwise.

Craig Emms, Huntingdon. 2021. I cannot recommend Carolyn enough. Her service has been punctual, friendly, informative, knowledgeable and very professional and she has helped me enormously. I will definitely be going back to Carolyn for her help in the near future.

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