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We offer some limited Research Services for members of the society. Payment for any of these services must be made in advance and can be made by several means including our secure on-line payments facility.
We offer lookups in the Old Parish Registers (OPRs) and Statutory Registers of Births, Marriages & Deaths. Before such requests for assistance can be dealt with the member should provide a name, a date, an event (birth, death or marriage) and a place (parish or district). A transcript (not a photocopy) of all the details on one relevant certificate can be provided for members at a cost of £5.00 (five GB Pounds), or if the event is before 1855, the relevant entry from the Old Parochial Register can be provided at a cost of either £2.00 (two GB Pounds) or £5.00 (five GB Pounds) depending on where the event took place. If only an approximate date or place can be provided, we can search +/- 5 years for a further fee.
We offer lookups in the 'Soldiers Died' CD ROMs at £2.00 (two GB pounds) per entry. We plan to extend this service to other Library resources in due course.
We are happy to undertake a limited amount of other basic research for members. All our research is carried out by volunteers and is confined to the sources available in the Research Centre or in the Dundee locality. We will not research complete family trees, and we will not search for living relatives. We can provide a list of professional researchers for more specialised or wide-ranging searches. The charge of 5.00 (five GB Pounds) per hour is made for all research carried out on behalf of a member. Such charges are paid into the Society's funds.
Our Manuscripts & Archives are not on open access. However access may be permitted following a written request to Grant Buttars at the Research Centre.