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A4 Luxury Green Family History Binder - Untitled
These luxury padded binders come in the full range of colours but without any gold lettering. The binders have a heavy-duty 4-ring mechanism and strengthened covers to provide your documents with extra protection. More Info
Product Code: F28GRN
Pigot's Historical & Descriptive Account of London & Provincial Towns 1825
This CD contains an alphabetical trade directory of London, plus provincial towns from 18 counties in England, together with towns in North and South Wales. Each area is introduced with a background history and there are trade directories for over 250 towns. These include Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool, York and more. Please contact us to see if your area of interest is included. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable text * B More Info
Product Code: DIR5951
Catholic Records: Recusant Rolls 1592-93
This CD contains a census of those who did not attend services at the parish church, together with an account of fines and confiscations for refusal. Entries are arranged by county, and cover England and Wales. Please note: this volume contains Latin throughout. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable text * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable * Contains almost 500 pages... More Info
Product Code: PRS6087
Roll of the Baronets (1929)
This CD contains a list of the Baronets of England, Scotland and Ireland, past and present, together with lists of extinct baronetcies, baronetcies without succession, tables of precedence and Officers of Arms. Includes decrees and warrants of Kings James 1, Edward V11 and George V, which laid down conditions of the hereditary titles. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable *Contains almost 100 pages More Info
Product Code: GRD6092
The Court & City Register 1783 together with The Companion to the Royal Kalendar
Two directories listing people of influence in England and beyond in 1783. The Court and City Register includes the Houses of Peers and Commons, Sovereign Princes of Europe, Knights, Ministers, Doctors of Law, The War Office, Military, senior staff in America and Africa and more. The Companion to the Royal Kalendar adds the departments of the Lord Chamberlain, Lord Steward, Lord Chancellor and Board of Trade. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by More Info
Product Code: DIR6093
The Royal Kalendar and the Court and City Register 1825 Special Offer
This resource lists people of influence in England, Scotland, Ireland and the Colonies in 1825. Contains directories for the Houses of Parliament, Officers of the State, Law, Revenue, Army and Navy, Peerage, Baronetage, Universities, and Commercial. Also includes the Sovereign Princes of Europe, the President, and other Principal Magistrates of the United States of America. More Info
Title Deeds for Family Historians
Title deeds represent one of the largest groups of historical documents preserved in hundreds of archive repositories, both public and private, across England and Wales. And yet they are often overlooked or neglected by family historians because they are perceived as a particularly 'difficult' or 'incomprehensible' resource. In this publication, the author describes the most commonly encountered forms of title deeds and associated documents and provides a set of simple rules that allows the r More Info
Product Code: BK6153
Tracing your Family History on the Internet - Second Edition - by Chris Paton
As Chris Paton demonstrates in this straightforward practical guide, while the internet is an enormous asset, it is also something to be wary of. Researchers need to take a cautious approach to the internet information they acquire. They need to ask, where did the original material come from and has it been accurately reproduced, why was it put online, what has been left out and what is still to come? More Info
Product Code: BK6335
Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 16 (August 2014)
Issue 16 features: * Living on leftovers: Nell Darby explores the forgotten practice of gleaning after the harvest * Fit for a king: The new Richard III visitor centre in Leicester * Justly honoured: Military Medal records from WW1 go online * Short o’ pobbies: Lancashire dialect and the Cotton Famine * Hopping through history: The hop pickers of SE England * To Botany Bay and beyond: Convict transportation records * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on straw boaters More Info
Product Code: DYAP016
Birth, Marriage & Death Records - A Guide for Family Historians by David Annal and Audrey Collins
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
Tracing Your Channel Islands Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Marie-Louise Backhurst
This book is an expert introduction for the family historian to the wealth of material available to researchers in libraries and archives in Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. Full information is given on how to access the birth, marriage and death records which are only available in the islands and differ in format from those in England and Wales. Marie-Louise Backhurst covers the census, church records, nonconformist registers, rating lists, newspapers, wills and laws of inheritance, off More Info
Product Code: BK6423
Tracing Your Northern Ancestors - A Guide to the North-East & Cumbria for the Family Historian by Keith Gregson
The far north of England is a key site for family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their ancestry back through the generations, will find their trail leads to the north or through it. And yet, despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy and the importance of the region in so many life stories, no previous book has provided a guide to the documents and records that family historians can use in their search. In this accessible and informative introduction to the subject, Keith Gr More Info
Product Code: BK6429
Tracing Your Police Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Stephen Wade
This book will help you locate and research officers who served in any of the police forces of England and Wales from the creation of the Metropolitan Police by Sir Robert Peel in 1829. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of how or where to look for such information, Stephen Wade explains and describes the various archives and records and provides a discussion of other sources. Case studies are used to show how an individual officer's career may be traced and understood from this r More Info
Product Code: BK6431
Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 27 (July 2015)
Issue 27 features:*Building history: Laura Berry reveals how to research the history of homes in England and Wales*Sitting on the penitent's stool: Chris Paton explains the judicial role of the kirk session in Scotland*'Toys were us': Sharon Brookshaw explores how our ancestors may have entertained themselves as children*Working in the woods: Melvyn Jones explores the working life of men who toiled as charcoal burners*Steaming through history: P&O’s heritage in pictures*The Modern Domesday: Jill Morris plots the history of a major 19th century resource listing landowners*History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on swimwear More Info
Product Code: DYAP027
Discover Your Ancestors Magazine Issue 5
This 196 page bookazine contains new in-depth articles, research advice, social history, 'how to' features, case studies, places in focus, and much more! It is ideal for both experienced researchers and those just starting out. * Fascinating features about life in the past * Different types of records explored * The Georgians and beyond: Explore your family history back to medieval times * Family Stories of three musical legends: David Bowie, Cilla Black, and John Lennon * and much more! ... More Info
Product Code: DYAB05
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