Researching the meaning and origins of your family name

To contact us:

Phone: +1 902 676 3009

Email: ramsbottomgs@aol.com

What’s In a Name

 

I can produce a

 

Surname word document

       a word document giving your name plus a 

       condensed version of its meaning and origin.

       This is emailed to you for you to print out

      

 

Surname Decorative Scroll 

       a decorative scroll showing your family

       name  plus its meaning and origin   

 

Family Name History Scroll

      decorative scroll  containing all or

       some of the information listed below.      

 

      

Family Name History Booklet

       a booklet containing detailed information   

       about your surname plus distribution

       maps and data.                    

 

The scrolls come with a choice of background colours—rose, green, sand or grey

 

 

I can email you examples of our products or

 mail you a brochure outlining our products.

                                       What I do not provide

A detailed family tree – I produce a history of the surname in question, not of your particular

family, although I can do the research on your family tree for you.

 

A detailed history of your name back to the time of William the Conqueror. For most ordinary folk hereditary family names did not come into existence until the 12th or 13th century and in many cases much later.

 

Telephone or electoral roll lists of people who bear or bore your family name.

 

Details of the coat of arms associated with your surname. In Great Britain and Ireland coats of arms are granted to individuals and only that person and their direct descendants have the right to claim a particular coat of arms. There is no such thing as a coat of arms for a family name. It is why there is often more than one coat of arms associated with a given family name.  If you believe you may be related to someone who has or had the right to bear arms then you should contact a reputable company such as Burke’s  Peerage who can research your connection for you.

I can find

 

The origin of your surname

Early records of people with the name,

People who share your surname, including the famous

 or infamous,

Recognised and possible variants

Early immigrants from the British Isles who took your

  family name around the world

Distribution of your name in the British Isles at various

   times in the past, including maps