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I search for one record in the French registers. Most people start with a birth record: it names both parents, which is the key to going back one more generation.Transcription and English translation included — often sold separately elsewhere.
I start exactly like a one-record search: first your ancestor's birth record, which names the parents. Then I go back, generation after generation, as far as you choose. You pay the full price only for the ancestors I find. For an ancestor I search for but cannot find, you pay only a small research fee ().Full transcription and English translation included for your starting ancestor and their parents. Every other record in your tree: add it for .
A French record is the safest starting point. Without one, I first search for your ancestor's birth record (priced like a one-record search).
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The exact town matters: French records are kept town by town.
To search a single record, I need the town and the year within 5 years. Otherwise, the research plan is the right place to start.
For a woman, her maiden name.
Don't worry about spelling or certainty: family stories are often the best starting point.
An old letter, a family Bible page, a gravestone, a passenger list, a French record you already have… Images or PDF, 8 MB in total.
For any ancestor not found, you pay only the research fee: the difference comes off your last payment(s).
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To search a record in the French registers, I need at least the family name, a given name, the sex, the town and the year (within 5 years), plus the spouse's name for a marriage record.
Missing something? That is exactly what the research plan is for: I study your clues and tell you what is possible and where to start, for , deducted from your next order, if placed within 30 calendar days of my reply.