A collection of over 100 maps covering England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. These high resolution maps can show you how place-names and counties differed from the present day. Contains various printable maps showing towns, counties, and countries in the UK from as early as 1660. More Info
Product Code: GRD36
This Kelly's directory gives an effective overview of the public life of Hampshire (including the Isle of Wight), Wiltshire, Dorset and the Channel Islands in 1899. It lists residents and local businesses, and carries historical and topographical descriptions of all towns, villages and parishes, information on local courts, churches, agriculture and landowners. These directories are invaluable to those interested in building up a picture of contemporary lives, or anyone wanting to know more abo More Info
Stepping Stones CD publication. Contents of The 1900/01 Telephone Book for Southern England Hundreds of Names and Addresses in alphabetical order of surnames Areas covered Bristol Area. Clevedon. Weston Super Mare Area. Bridgewater. Bath Area. Batheaston. Radstock. Midsomer Norton. Devizes Area. Frome. Melksham. Chippenham Area. Swindon Area. GloucesterArea Barnwood. Stroud. Stonehouse. Brimscombe. Nailsworth Cheltenham Area. Cleve hill. Cirencester Area. Evesham Area. Pershore. Heref... More Info
This CD contains descriptions of old deeds, indentures and other personal documents giving the names and locations of those included in the original document. Covers the period 1155 to 1879 and includes most English counties, Scotland, the West Indies, France and the Channel Islands. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable *Includes photos of various documents *Contains over 460 pages More Info
An alphabetically ordered, all-island index to the census of Jersey. It gives the following details: surname, forename, age, place of birth, parish, district, folio and page. Also includes an introduction, details of districts and their enumerators, and statistics. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable *Contains over 400 pages... More Info
Product Code: CEN5617
An alphabetically ordered, all-island index to the census of Jersey. It gives the following details: surname, forename, age, place of birth, parish, district, folio and page. Also includes an introduction, details of districts and their enumerators, and statistics. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable *Contains over 450 pages... More Info
Product Code: CEN5618
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
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
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Tells the story on a daily basis, from the threat of German invasion during the hot summer of 1939, through radar research and the secret war, to the arrival of the US Army and the cross-channel sea and air armada on D-Day. 336 pages. Hardback.
Travellers Through Time: A Gypsy History - By Jeremy Harte Published by Reaktion Books (London, 2023). Hardback with dust jacket, A4 format, 317 pages, 40 photographs and illustrations This well-researched and very readable book guides the reader through the six centuries that Romany Gypsies have made Britain their home: from their arrival in these islands in the early 16th century to the mo...More Info
The Ordnance Survey Memoirs are a uniquely detailed source for the history of the northern half of Ireland immediately before the Great Famine. They were written in the 1830s to accompany the 6" Ordnance Survey maps, but with one exception were not published at the time. In this new edition they act as a nineteenth-century Domesday book and are essential to the understanding of the cultural herita...More Info