I am a fully qualified genealogist having successfully completed a MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies with Merit from Strathclyde University. I am also a qualified member of the Register of Professional Genealogists. I have a small genealogy business that focuses on family trees, finding descendants, breaking down brick walls and family searches.
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13 customer reviews
Sarah
Nikki was very friendly and helpful when we met to discuss my dna matches.
She clearly loves the investigative nature of working with dna results and was very thorough.
Paul Morrissey
Genealogy
Really enjoyed working with Nikki . Very helpful informative and friendly . Her knowledge and experience made my search not feel so daunting . I highly recommend her services
LN
Genealogy
Nikki was excellent with the methodical way she unravelled my complicated Family Tree.
She kept me up to date with her findings and was friendly and trustworthy throughout my journey with her.
I can strongly recommend .
Ian Shaw
Without doubt this was a professional and in depth project and the finished document provided many interesting facts.
Hitherto unknown issues were discovered and questions answered.
I can't praise the professionalism enough.
Nikki was a pleasure to work with and I would highly recommend her services to anyone looking for a thorough project.
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Nina Ellis
Genealogy
Nikki was enthusiastic and worked beyond the remit asked out of her interest in researching. She was friendly, approachable and made sure she kept me informed at every stage as she made progress. I would recommend her to anyone wanting to find out about their ancestors. More...
Max Johnson
Working with Nikki was a pleasure. She was extremely responsive and pieced together all the information quickly and diligently. My family is extremely pleased with the final product which will serve as an important piece of family history. I cannot recommend Nikki enough to anyone! Thanks, Max More...
Raymond Scheppach
A couple of years ago i decided to hire Nikki to research my ancestors from the British Isles. My mother's father was from Scotland and her mother was from England.
I knew that i did not have the patients to do such an investigation. Nikki did a great job and found information way beyond my expectations.
He/she was super at discussing the areas that i wanted a deeper dive on the research while staying within my budget restraints. Not only was the traditional birth, death, marriage and divorce information uncovered but occupation and community leaderships data as well. It further included a trove of pictures and addresses of former residents. I highly recommend Nikki.
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Daphne Cotugno
I met Nikki through a local news paper, at the time I was looking for a long lost Great Uncle Jack, who had faught in both world wars. So got in touch, and almost straight away we found him. Nikki was so helpful, nothing was too much trouble! I would recommend her to anyone. More...
Pete haygarth
Nikki,s work is accurate concise and very well researched
Well presented and in an easy to read format
Thanks again Nikki
Dr Anna Sloman-Gower
We worked with Nikki Paine on my family and she was excellent, she explored my mother’s brothers First World War history and found where he was buried and even showed us photos of the cemetery. She also did amazing work on my fathers side of the family and really brought our ancestors to life for us using a range of sources that we would never have dreamed off including newspaper articles and cuttings of a mine disaster in which my great grandfather was killed. Outstanding professional empathic service More...
Ilan Carmeli
After 20 years in which I am in the field of locating heirs, during which I work with genealogists from around the world -
I can say with confidence and wholeheartedly that Nikki's high professionalism, reliability and integrity - ensure that anyone who needs her services as a genealogist - will receive the best service.
Highly recommended.
Ilan, Israel
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Sandy
Nikki did my family tree last year and I was very impressed. From the friendly first contact, understanding what I was after and keeping me updated through the whole process. I was able to google pictures of the cottage my great gran and grandad lived in and Nikki provided copies of my great grandad's army papers. I am still working, bit by bit, through the information and adding to it where I can but when I do decide to delve further I will contacting Nikki again. More...
Terry Brown
Nikki has been terrific to work with. She has been most cooperative, timely, and thorough. I have used several services over the years and of them all, Ancestry & Heirs been the best to work with, taking the time to understand the needs and follow through with achieving them. I would highly recommend Ancestry & Heirs and will most certainly continue to do so. More...
Genealogy Research
I offer family tree packages which start from £280 and explore at up to 4 generations. More details are available on my website.
Talks
I am happy to come and talk to groups about getting started in researching your family history.
Cost: £50 within a 25 mile radius of Ashford, Kent.
Tuition
If you are looking for support in using online family history research tools then I am happy to meet up on Zoom or Teams and provide tuition to get you started.
Cost: £35 per hour
Bespoke Research
I am more than happy to discuss your genealogical research needs. Often this is just to help break down a brick wall.
I am able to visit local archives for you, including the Kent Archives at the Kent Library and History Centre, The Keep in Brighton and Surrey's Archives. The British Library, The London Metropolitan Archives etc are all within easy reach.
Typical Costs:
Bespoke Research: £35 per hour
Travel time: £15 per hour
Mileage: 45p per mile or cost of train ticket.
