After the free consultation if you wish to proceed and I agree to accept the commission I will prepare an initial research plan and costs estimate or fixed quotation.

My costs are based (unless I am preparing a Starter Package) upon an hourly charging rate, depending on the work to be undrtaken (see below).

No charge is made for the preparation of the research plan and estimate or quotation.

I  require a commission of three hours of research time at any archives. As from 19 January 2020 travel expenses including parking expenses (following a charge of £8 for paring being imposed at Lancashire Archives) will be charged for travel to any Archive.

Any chargeable travel is charged at £18 for each hour.

You will not be under any obligation until you have approved the research plan quote or estimate, and instructed me to proceed.

For terms of business and payment terms, which, if you instruct me you will be taken to have accepted (unless we both agree other terms in writing), please go to Terms of Business and Some Frequently Asked Questions.

Hourly rates for different types of work are shown below. Time is charged for each hour, or part of an hour divided into units of six minutes.

Out of pocket expenses are charged at cost so that, for example, a birth marrige or death certificate will be charged at £11. A pdf of the entry can, in many cases, be obtained or £7.