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Index Ecclesiasticus 1800-1840 Special Offer
A list of Rectors, Vicars, Bishops, Deans and other salaried staff of the church. Alphabetical lists of all Ecclesiastical Dignitaries in England and Wales. Includes name, date and place entries for each individual. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable text * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable... More Info
Yorkshire, Sheffield 1871 District Post Office Directory
Stepping Stones publication. Contents of Sheffield 1871 Post Office Directory This CD contains scanned images of the Post Office section of the above Whites Directory. 368 pages covering the Out-Townships of Sheffield (extending approx. 20 miles from Sheffield and including parts of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire as well as Yorkshire), giving a description of each place with geographical, historical and Post Office information for each, and the names and addresses of tradesmen and manufactur... More Info
Justices of the Peace 1911
This CD contains a list of names, addresses and appointment dates of all Justices of the Peace for the Counties of England and Wales in May 1911.... More Info
Product Code: GRD5670
Gathering the Clans - Tracing Scottish Ancestry on the Internet
by Alan Stewart Scottish ancestry is easy to trace on the Internet, because Scotland is leading the world in making its family history records available on-line. So now, wherever you live, it is easy to grow a Scottish family tree! All the main records are already on-line: births, marriages and deaths (from 1855), old parish registers (some back as far as 1553), wills and inventories (from 1500) and ten-yearly census returns (1841-1901). In the near future, church, land, poor relief, taxa... More Info
Product Code: BK5693
Royal Calendar 1801 Special Offer
This CD contains information on peers, the House of Commons, Knights, Army and Navy Lists, Incumbents of Parishes, etc. A broad variety of information can be found such as BMD dates, Addresses, Ranks, Plus much more. More Info
Army List 1797 - August
Almost 600 pages of Generals and Field Officers by rank and by regiment. As well as hundreds of foot regiments, officers are included for the New South Wales Corps, Rangers, Hussars, Fusiliers, West Indies Regiments, Irish Brigade, Artillery, Royal Engineers, Marine Forces and more. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
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
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
Welsh Genealogy by Bruce Durie
Welsh Genealogy is usually included with its English cousin, but there are significant differences between the two, and anyone wishing to trace their Welsh ancestry will encounter peculiarities that are not covered by books on English family history. There is a separate system of archives and repositories for Wales, there are differences in civil registration and censuses, Nonconformist registers are dissimilar to those of other Churches, and Welsh surnames and place names are very different More Info
Product Code: BK6195
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 Magazine Issue 4
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. * 35 fascinating features about life in the past * 50+ types of records explored * The Georgians and beyond: Explore your family history back to medieval times * Celebrities: Daniel Craig's French forebear * and much more! Also included is a FREE Cover DVD with ov... More Info
Product Code: DYAB04
Discover Your Ancestors Periodical - Issue 24 (April 2015)
Issue 24 features: *Toughs in cuffs: Angela Buckley investigates criminal ancestry, particularly in Victorian times, and how to trace it *Horatio’s last words: Explore Nelson’s last will and testament *The Welsh at Work: Emma Jolly follows occupational migrations in and out of Wales in the 18th and 19th centuries *Ancient roots: New DNA research sheds light on our origins *Lost in the war, found in the records: WW1 case study *The jester vs Jerry: How cartoonist Heath Robinson helped with the propaganda war against Germany in WW1 *Message to the masses: Jill Morris follows the many journeys of John Wesley as he took Methodism to the people *History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on umbrellas More Info
Product Code: DYAP024
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
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