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The Phillimore Atlas and Index of Parish Registers - Hardback Book Special Offer
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
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
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
Your Irish Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Ian Maxwell
Your Irish Ancestors provides an entertaining insight into everyday life in Ireland during the past four centuries. Aimed primarily at the family and social historian, Ian Maxwell's highly readable guide introduces researchers to the wealth of material available in archives throughout Ireland. Many records, like the early twentieth century census returns and school registers will be familiar to researchers, but others have been traditionally overlooked by all but the most experienced genealo More Info
Product Code: BK6220
Understanding Documents for Genealogy and Local History by Bruce Durie
This book details how to find and comprehend documents from 1560 to the 1860s, including wills, testaments, contracts, land records, official records, deeds, and more. The Latin glossary is especially useful for helping translate any Latin documents. Genealogists and local historians have probably seen every birth, marriage, death and census record available, and are adept at using the internet for research. However, once they have learnt everything they can from them, the next step is readin More Info
Product Code: BK6252
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 Irish Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians (Second Edition) by Ian Maxwell
This fully revised and updated Second Edition is an expert introduction for the family historian to the wealth of material available to researchers in archives throughout Northern Ireland. Many records, like the early twentieth-century census returns and school registers, will be familiar to researchers, but others are often overlooked by all but the most experienced of genealogists. An easy-to-use, informative guide to the comprehensive collections available at the Public Record Office of N More Info
Product Code: BK6430
Tracing Your Trade & Craftsman Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Adele Emm
Almost all of us have a tradesman or craftsman - a butcher, baker or candlestick maker - somewhere in our ancestry, and Adele Emm's handbook is the perfect guide to finding out about them - about their lives, their work and the world they lived in. She introduces the many trades and crafts, looks at their practices and long traditions, and identifies and explains the many sources you can go to in order to discover more about them and their families. Chapters cover the guilds, the merchants, ... More Info
Product Code: BK6434
Researching and Locating Your Ancestors by Celia Heritage
How should you approach researching your ancestors? In this wide ranging but succinct guidebook, professional writer, lecturer and genealogist Celia Heritage offers expert advice on how to get started using the main online and offline records, and then take research further using a variety of lesser-known resources. In it you will find guidance on subjects including: *Research methodology and how to record what you find *Key Victorian records: birth, marriage and death certificates, and census More Info
Product Code: BK6450
Scottish Genealogy Fourth Edition by Bruce Durie
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
Product Code: BK6699
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KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF THE NORTH & EAST RIDINGS OF YORKSHIRE 1925
Kelly's 1925 Directory of the North & East Ridings of Yorkshire. Filling in the gaps between the 1901 census and living memory, this directory can help. Includes History, Topography, Street Directory, Alphabetical Directory, Trades Directory and Official Information. There are listings for Private Residents, Trades & Professional and, for the larger towns, i.e. York & Hull, there is a street index...More Info
1875 WHITE'S DIRECTORY OF WOOLLEN & WORSTED MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS OF THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE
Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Halifax, Wakefield, Dewsbury, Batley, Pontefract, Keighley, Bingley, Saddleworth, Todmorden, Skipton, Otley, Holmfirth and the parishes and villages in and near to these Woollen and Worsted manufacturing districts of the West Riding of Yorkshire. An amazing number of names, addresses and historical information in this book of almost 1,600 pages. Useful for locating p...More Info
Hearth Tax Returns for South Yorkshire 1672
Scanned copy of book published in 1991 containing a transcription and index of the Hearth Tax Returns for South Yorkshire taken on Ladyday 1672. It lists thousands of names of tax payers from across South Yorkshire. The original book is out of print.
1879 KELLY'S POST OFFICE DIRECTORY OF THE NORTH & EAST RIDINGS OF YORKSHIRE WITH THE CITY OF YORK & THE PORT OF HULL
The complete contents of both the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire all on one CD. Over 1,000 pages, plus indexes to places and advertisers and lists of the Principal Seats of the North and East Ridings of Yorkshire. Listing private residents, classified index of trades and street indexes for larger places. This is only available as a download and will be sent by email within 1-3 days.
1908 KELLY'S DIRECTORY OF THE WEST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE VOLUME ONE
The West Riding of Yorkshire Every Town, Village and Hamlet except Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield and Rotherham. (Note: There are many places, now in North Yorkshire, which were part of the West Riding in the early 20th century; places such as Selby, Harrogate, Ripon, etc., are detailed here.) 1,493 pages This is only available as a download and will be sent by email within 1-3 days.