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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Clan and Family History in the Highlands of Scotland
This volume lists innumerable microfiche that are currently available from societies, libraries, record offices, etc., as well as commercial publishers. This volume reveals an extraordinarily wide range of microfiche available to the genealogist. It aims to list everything relating to England, Scotland and Wales that has been microfiched, but also includes offerings from publishers in Australasia ...More Info
From about 1710 to about 1910, from most parts of England and some parts of Wales and Scotland. Compiled by Josephine Tombs. A4, 28 pages.
Full transcriptions of 3,127 baptism records of seven Methodist New Connexion Chapels: Bow Street Chapel (1828-1834), High Greave Chapel Ecclesfield (1902-1988), Owlerton Methodist Church (1879-1963), Potter Hill Chapel Ecclesfield 1858-1964), Scotland Street Chapel (1795-1966), South Street Chapel (1860-1912) and Talbot Street Chapel (1862-1962). The content of the records varies but where record...More Info
Transcription of details of marriages conducted at eighty seven Methodist chapels: Andover Street, Burngreave 1940-1975, Anns Road Chapel 1899-1990, Aston 1986-1989, Attercliffe Road 1912-1958, Beck Road, Shiregreen 1939-1980, Ben Lane, Wadsley 1920-1968, Ben Lane, Wisewood 1971-1974, Bethel Chapel, Carbrook 1922-1936, Bethel, Chapel Street, Woodhouse 1935-1950, Broomhill United Chapel, Glossop Ro...More Info