This guide to parish registers, now in its third edition, and covering England, Scotland and Wales, is a vital, time-saving tool that has become universally known as 'the genealogist's bible'. The Atlas includes the famous county 'parish' maps, which show pre-1832 parochial boundaries, colour-coded probate jurisdictions, starting dates of surviving registers, and churches and chapels, where relevant. Topographical maps face each 'parish' map, and show the contemporary road system and other More Info
What are wills, and how can they be used for family and local history research? How can you interpret them and get as much insight from them as possible? They are key documents for exploring the lives of our ancestors, their circumstances, and the world they knew. This practical handbook is the essential guide to understanding them. More Info
Product Code: BK6216
Scotland's history has been influenced by many factors – the division between the Highlands and the Lowlands, the feudal system, the Reformation, the industrial revolution - that have shaped the country's past and impacted on the lives of its people. Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is a lively and accessible introduction to this long, complex and fascinating story. It is aimed primarily at family historians who are eager to explore and understand the world in which their ancestors lived. Ian More Info
Birth, Marriage and Death Records are an essential resource for family historians, and this handbook is an authoritative introduction to them. It explains the original motives for registering these milestones in individual lives, describes how these record-keeping systems evolved, and shows how they can be explored and interpreted. Authors David Annal and Audrey Collins guide researchers through the difficulties they may encounter in understanding the documentation. They recount the history... More Info
Product Code: BK6419
This fully revised and updated fourth edition of Scottish Genealogy is a comprehensive guide to tracing your family history in Scotland. Written by one of the most authoritative figures on the subject, the work is based on established genealogical practice and is designed to exploit the rich resources that Scotland has to offer. After all, this country has possibly the most complete and best-kept set of records and other documents in the world. Addressing the questions of DNA, palaeograph More Info
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Transcripts of Baptisms from the churches most associated with the military in the towns of Chatham, Brompton, Gillingham and Rochester. Also included is a transcript of burials 1869-1997 for Fort Pitt Military Cemetery, Rochester, Kent The transcripts of baptisms include:- Chatham Dockyard Church 1867 – 1974 (TNA ADM-338/17 & 18) Gillingham: Brompton Garrison Church 1847 – 1966 ATS Fort...More Info
50Picturesque and historic Cramond is the site of the earliest recorded settlement in Scotland, and several millennia later was occupied by Romans.
The Pentlands cover an area of approximately 75 square miles and are some of the best loved hills in Scotland. Admired by Sir Walter Scott and beloved of Robert Louis Stevenson they house many archaeological treasures among their peaks including iron-age hill forts and stone with cup and ring markings. The photographs in this volume from the nineteenth and early 20th century evoke a gentler age wh...More Info
This is a 84 page book of Memorial Inscriptions for Kirkandrews on Esk Churchyard in Cumberland. It is mid-way between Canonbie in Dumfriesshire and Longtown in England. It is only 1 mile from Canonbie Parish border and contains many references to people from Scotland. It was published in 2007 and consists of 57 pages of inscriptions from 465 headstones. It is indexed by Surname and Forename. T...More Info
A One-Name Study and Compilation of Historical Family Records. This is a 140 page book by Thomas H. Garmory (1926-2018). With name variations of Garmery, Garmorie, Germary, Germerie, Girmerie, Gomery, MakGarmory, McGarmorie, McGarmurrie, Montgomery and distribution around Scotland (including Kirkcudbrightshire, the epicentre of Garmory family history), England, Wales, Isle of Man, Channel Islands,...More Info