An abundance of details can be found in these directories providing you with a wealth of facts and research information. The aim of this series was to provide details on every city, town and principal village in England and Wales with regard to clergy, tradesmen and officials. This also includes extensive coverage of trades and businesses with mention of proprietors' names and addresses and information on canals, public roads and facts on places of interest in nearby surroundings. The whole seri... More Info
This CD box set comprises 9 volumes of The War Illustrated. A real document of social history, this contemporary periodical contains illustrated articles, photographs and public notices; allowing you to learn about your ancestors' experiences in the conflict, and gain fascinating insight into all aspects of the Great War. This set covers issues 1-233 from August 1914 to February 1919 inclusive. Includes: *9 CDs *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *1000s of illustrations, pho... More Info
Product Code: GWS4030
Do you have any ancestors who were solicitors? If so they may appear in this directory. This CD consists of a complete list of practising barristers, and London and county solicitors. Entries include details on the term of sitting or vacation, year of admission on the roll, and addresses (barristers). There are also numerous other sections covering courts, clerks, agents, registrars, etc. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully ... More Info
This CD contains 2 parts of the Surtees Society's Visitations of The North. It allows you to find the pedigree of a family, see its coat of arms (if available), and view family trees. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Westmorland, Yorkshire.... More Info
This CD contains information that documents the history and duties of the staff of the War Office. It also includes personal records of ministers and senior civil officers. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
Densely-packed directories for Law and the Civil Service, Navy, Army, Militia, plus a Colonial Directory, Court and Parliamentary Directory, lists of Peers, Baronets, Knights, Judges, and Members of the House of Commons, the mayors of cities and boroughs, and the magistrates of English and Welsh counties. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable *Contains over 900 pages... More Info
A comprehensive account of The Royal Scots during the Great War, including Mons, Ypres, Gallipoli, Loos, Arras, Passchendaele, Cambrai, and more. Includes details of Victoria Cross awards, Battalion photographs, and over 30 battle maps and over 50 photographic illustrations. Both volumes on one CD. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable text * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable * Almost 900 Pages * Includes battle maps... More Info
Product Code: GWS5998
This CD gives an album of the various Regiments and other principal Units of the Forces engaged in the Boer Campaign of 1899-1900, with portraits of the Generals who conducted the operations, and the Staff and Regimental Officers who organized and led the British and Colonial Forces. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Fully searchable *Bookmarked by Regiment *Fully printable *Over 300 photographs *Contains over 270 pages... More Info
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 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
This book provides a comprehensive guide to researching your surname using genealogical methods in conjunction with the latest advances in DNA testing and surname mapping. The book explores the key resources that are used to study a surname and is packed with links to relevant websites, giving you everything you need to research your surname in one compact volume. More Info
Product Code: BK6197
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
This CD gives an overview of the Transvaal and the Boer War. It includes an early history of the Boers, the causes that led up to the war, discussions on mining life, and sections on Kimberley and Cape Town, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Delagoa Bay, and Natal and the Eastern Frontier. It also contains hundreds of illustrations. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Fully searchable * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable... More Info
Interest in this, the bloodiest battle of the First World War, has never waned. The reason is not hard to find; no less than 616 infantry battalions took part and the total bill for the British came to an appalling 419,000 men, which means that there were few households in the land who did not have a relative involved. Over the years, Ray Westlake, a leading authority on the First World War, has received hundreds of enquiries from historians, from researchers, and, above all, from descendant... More Info
Product Code: BK6420
This fascinating, fully illustrated volume is the definitive guide to every aspect of the workhouse and of the poor relief system in which it played a pivotal part. With hundreds of interesting anecdotes, plus priceless information for researchers – including workhouse locations throughout the British Isles, useful websites and archive repository details, maps, plans, original workhouse publications and an extensive bibliography – it will delight family historians and general readers alike. More Info
Product Code: BK10663
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