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Lifelines Research is committed to providing the best possible service to our customers. We’re always keen to hear what you thought of the research we carried out for you – a sample of comments we’ve received in the past is listed below.

Thank you so much for sharing your considerable expertise at this afternoon’s meeting. There were so many “golden nuggets” to take on board & your session had us all enthralled from start to finish!
– Lostwithiel U3A Family History Group, November 2023

“I would certainly recommend Dave, and use his services again. If you want gold standard, then he is your man.”
– John, June 2023

… the quality and quantity of information which you have located and have shared with me is outstanding … I could not be more delighted with how much I came away with… Kate D, April 2022

“My sincere thanks for the work you did for me in researching my GGgrandfather…
Totally professional”
– Ted, January 2022

… thank you very much for a most interesting hour. After the talk, people were saying ” I need to check that” or ” that explains why I can’t find a marriage certificate”. You certainly got people thinking. Very entertaining and very informative. Phyllis Court Club, November 2021

“I have been researching my family history for many years but had never been able to get past a brick wall in researching the ancestral line for my own surname. I eventually decided I needed professional research assistance from someone with broad experience and local knowledge. The response I received from Dave was enthusiastic and the results were remarkable. Dave achieved in a matter of days the breakthrough that had eluded me for years. He accessed a variety of records that have provided a wealth of information and opened up many avenues for further research. I am thrilled with the work he has undertaken for me.”
– Bill D, May 2021

Top man for digging up your family (not literally!) and getting to the bottom of all their secrets!! I received a very clear report to my enquiry with all relevant sources listed and attached. Very professional!! Many thanks! @radiodebbie via Twitter, May 2021

“I could not be more pleased with the quality of the report. There was a great deal of historical territory to cover during a far less than normal or ideal research period and the end result was well-executed and delivered.”
– Kate D, May 2021

Dave is truly a wizard when it comes to solving knotty problems and he goes the extra mile. I sought help in relation to one generation of ancestors and he then provided me with information regarding several more generations. A great family history detective! A Crouch, April 2021

“Thanks again for a first-rate talk, which was most informative and helpful. I’ve already received many emails with positive feedback ”
– Hampshire Genealogical Society (Andover branch), September 2020

I could almost move myself back into the 19th century, listening to you talk! Thank you for a most amazing piece of research… Client, May 2020

“Dave’s excellent and thorough work has given my nan insight into her family tree that she had never known up until now. The beautiful book and information inside left her overwhelmed and she has read it from front to back several times!”
– Marcus Barnes, February 2020

Dave did an outstanding job for us. It’s not always easy to have research done of UK records from Australia but he was diligent and efficient with great attention to detail. He also kept us fully informed of costs as he went along. Highly recommended. Rob Sippe, October 2019

“Dave has done a fantastic job. Absolutely first class. He was most helpful and very professional. I got the information I required from him and he has kept me well informed of the latest developments in his research. Thank you so much Dave.”
– David Huntly-Grant, September 2019

Dave I can’t believe what you have found for me. You are incredible. I have had other research done for me over the years but not like you have done, I can’t thank you enough. Stephen H, Australia, May 2019

“David did an absolutely first-class job in locating all the information I required to proceed with an overseas citizenship application. He kept me fully apprised of cost and time factors at all times, which was a primary concern of mine. I can’t recommend him highly enough.”
– Sholto Pridgeon, December 2016

Dave you’ve done it again! 🙂 Thank you so much. Lanea Miller, August 2011

“Excellent research skills from Dave have traced my elusive Grandfather and great Uncle, allowing a wealth of information to come forward- including a living relative for which I am very grateful”
– Ian Barnes, June 2016

A most enjoyable, well presented and above all informative talk. You have inspired us all and given us much food for thought. Hillingdon Family History Society, July 2011

“Dave Annal has been meticulous, thorough and his results extraordinarily prompt and his report concise, detailed and backed up by documentary evidence. I could not have asked for more and got more than I asked for!”
– Gerry Blandford, September 2010

Fantastic job! Dave found the answer within two hours and I had searched for over a month. Thanks Dave! Dick Mortieau, February 2010

“You have totally made my day!! I am so delighted with what you have found.”
– Rosemary Smith, November 2010

We are still talking about you and your talk of last night. Probably the best presentation we have had. Really very professional and thoroughly appreciated.” Chilterns Regional Group of the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain, September 2009

7 Responses to Feedback

  1. glassarfemptee says:

    You have done an incredible job, Dave, thank you so much. You are an absolute geniusologist. Your mastery of the huge range of sources, and detective work where things get in a muddle, is beyond compare. The illustrated narrative of four centuries of my family, and the historical context, was beautifully written. That you managed to follow the line back to continental Europe was the icing on the cake. So glad I asked you to do it!

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  2. My sincere thanks for the work you did for me in researching my GGgrandfather George Russell who worked at the Irish Customs Service from 1808.
    It included the following
    – responding quickly to all my emails
    -correcting errors in my brief and my notes from 1997
    – providing an accurate estimate of your time required for the project
    –advising that some searches may take a very long time if the relevant files were not indexed
    – advising a realistic timeframe (3 months) for the work (having regard to your workload) and sticking with it
    -visiting GRO Kew to look at Irish Customs Service records
    -providing me with numerous photographs, including some not directly relevant but which added context to those that were.
    -providing concise and accurate progress reports and a final report.
    – new finds
    -fair pricing

    Totally professional!
    Ted

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  3. Bill Dudley says:

    I have been researching my family history for many years but had never been able to get past a brick wall in researching the ancestral line for my own surname. I eventually decided I needed professional research assistance from someone with broad experience and local knowledge. The response I received from Dave was enthusiastic and the results were remarkable. Dave achieved in a matter of days the breakthrough that had eluded me for years. He accessed a variety of records that have provided a wealth of information and opened up many avenues for further research. I am thrilled with the work he has undertaken for me.

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  4. A Crouch says:

    Dave is truly a wizard when it comes to solving knotty problems and he goes the extra mile. I sought help in relation to one generation of ancestors and he then provided me with information regarding several more generations. A great family history detective!

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  5. Chris Green says:

    I am delighted with Dave’s finding. I have been searching for a particular member of my family for several months without any success. Dave has managed to crack the mystery which means I can now move on. Thanks Dave.

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  6. WorkingLife says:

    Dave did an incredible job completing in a matter of minutes what I had been researching for weeks. My grandfathers family started to come together and suddenly the vague fog of connections became people with birth dates, names, wills and places of residence. He did a brilliant job and also writes extremely well.

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  7. Anne Clarkson says:

    Thanks Dave for cracking open a second family history mystery! I’m thrilled with all the information you’ve been able to find for me. Excellent work. Thank you so much.

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