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Alison Stephens Genealogy

Alison Stephens

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Remote research

APG member

Researches in: United Kingdom
Based in: United Kingdom · West Midlands
Languages: English
Time periods: 1600s onward

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About

Professional genealogist and family history researcher based in the West Midlands with over 35 years of experience tracing ancestral lines back to the 1600s. Provides quality genealogy services tailored to clients' needs and budgets, from beginners to experienced researchers.

Alison Stephens is a founder and professional genealogist situated in the West Midlands with over 35 years of experience in researching family history. She has personally traced both her maternal and paternal lines back to the 1600s. With an IT professional background spanning three decades in roles including Senior Software Developer and Service Desk Manager, she brings technical expertise to genealogical research. Alison offers warm, friendly, and reliable service fully tailored to individual needs, working with both newcomers to genealogy and experienced researchers facing research dead ends. She specializes in using historical records to discover details of single ancestors or compile complete family pedigrees, and works with archive materials including court rolls, manorial records, tithe maps, hearth tax records, paleography, and parish registers. Her research is conducted in accordance with AGRA Code of Practice, RQG Professional Code, and APG Code of Ethics.

Specialties

family history
ancestry research
UK genealogy
pedigree charts
historical records
archive materials
brick wall resolution
adoption research

Additional credentials

IT Professional background (Senior Software Developer, Software Test Manager, Service Desk Manager, Software Development Manager); studying for Higher Certificate in Genealogy with Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies; student member of Register of Qualified Genealogists; member of several Family History Societies; member of Society of Genealogists; Associate Member of the Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives — agra — GB; Member of the Register of Qualified Genealogi

West Midlands, West Midlands, United Kingdom

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