Costs

I charge an hourly rate of R350. Remember when you pay a researcher you are not paying only for the volume of information found.  Most of the information is in the public domain but you are paying for my experience of knowing where to look, as well as my time, petrol, photocopying costs, parking, emails and also the cost of other researchers in centres outside of Cape Town that I might use.

    Each of you have different needs so I try to tailor the research to suit your demands and also your pocket.

    Once I have a full breakdown of what you require (see What you need to tell me) I will spend a short time finding how easy/difficult it will be to obtain your family data.  Only then can I give a quotation and how long it might take. Remember family history is not a quick task.  A family tree can take months or even years to complete depending on how far back you want to go and how many distant cousins you might wish to find.