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
This CD contains Miscellaneous Records for Sussex that include Episcopal Registers 1438-1445, 1705 Poll for the Knights of the Shire, and Ecclesiastical returns for 1603. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
This CD contains Parish Records for Marsham, Norfolk. Registers - 1538-1836 Burials - 1738-1812 Marriages - 1754-1832 Baptisms - 1813-1836 *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
As well as over 200 pages of registers, this CD includes records of the Churchwardens (1673-1707 and extracts to 1842), Overseers and their Accounts (extracts 1705-1836), Indentures (1675-1838), Vestry Book (1837-1885), and Constables (1818-1839). There is an article on the founder of the Church and Guild, Walter Cook, while further chapters cover a Record of a Manor Court at Knowle in 1278, a Certificate of Consecration of the Church, two medieval wills, a 1616 inventory, a roll of Knowle inhab... More Info
Product Code: GRD5945
A cornucopia of Catholic records and documents dating from the 16th century, and the first of a series of CDs, Miscellanea Volume 1 contains registers, notebooks, and the first part of the Official List of Prisoners for Religion under Elizabeth I, covering 1562-1580. Registers include the Catholic Mission of Winchester 1721-1826, the Catholic Registers of Cowdray, Easebourne and Midhurst 1745-1822, and of Pethir in Monmouthshire 1758-1818. Various other documents include a 1594 letter on the Mar... More Info
Catholic records and documents dating from the 16th century, with the Catholic registers for Towneley Hall in Lancashire (1705-1727), Cheam in Surrey (1755-1788), Wootton Wawen in Warwickshire (1786-1843), and the Catholic Mission of Bellingham in Northumberland (1794-1837). Also includes papers, memoirs, letters, and the second part of the Official List of Prisoners for Religion under Elizabeth I, covering 1581-1602. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Searchable text *Bookma... More Info
An account of the village of Glympton, Oxfordshire, and its people, including chapters on the lords of the Manor (with pedigrees), the church, and the rectors of Glympton. Includes the Parish Registers 1567-1812, specimen of early Court Rolls, and more. 18 illustrations. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable text * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable * Over 170 pages... More Info
Registers for the Parish of Rushbrook, Suffolk, 1567-1850, plus monumental inscriptions, names and brief accounts of the Rectors and Curates of the church, historical detail on Rushbrook Hall and its Lords, the Jermyn and Davers family, and their wills, 1503-1780. Includes 16 illustrations. *Digitally enhanced images of the original text *Over 500 pages *Searchable text *Bookmarked by major headings *Fully printable... More Info
Registers for the Parish of Whitkirk in Yorkshire, 1603-1700, plus an historical sketch of the Parish, histories of the rectory and vicarage (including list of vicars from 1288 to 1863), chantry and church, benefactions, manorial courts, and sections on some of the prominent local families. With over 30 illustrations. * Digitally enhanced images of the original text * Searchable text * Bookmarked by major headings * Fully printable * Over 200 pages... More Info
This book describes many of the Poor Law records that may survive and where to find them, as well as those of other organisations who helped to relieve families in desperate need. Poor Law Records are the most important records of a Parish after Parish Registers. Through them we can discover ancestors who were "paupers", who were helped through the Poor Law, as well as ancestors who were Poor Law Officers. The Old Poor Law 1601-1834 includes the records of the Parish Overseers of the poor ... More Info
Product Code: BK6183
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 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
Issue 14 features: * Going the extra mile: Jenny Jones explains the history and advantages of ‘Dade registers’ * Warriors in your DNA?: DNA research into Bannockburn * PoW records go online: A major new WW1 resource * It’s all in the cards: The history and etiquette of calling cards * Not a happy lot?: Police life and work in Victorian Cheshire * A life on (or behind) stage: Theatrical records explored * History in the details: Jayne Shrimpton on canes and sticks * Place in focus: Northampton More Info
Product Code: DYAP014
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 kit has everything you need to start tracing your family history, and makes an ideal gift. Includes: Seven Generation Research Logbook, Family History Binder, Acid-Free Writing Pen, Birth Year from Census Date Calculator, 10 Generation Relationship Chart, Researching and Locating Your Ancestors, Archival Sleeves, and a 4 Month Diamond Subscription to TheGenealogist.co.uk. More Info
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