Title Deeds for Family Historians

Title Deeds for Family Historians

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Title deeds represent one of the largest groups of historical documents preserved in hundreds of archive repositories, both public and private, across England and Wales.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

The Surnames Handbook: A Guide to Family Name Research in the 21st Century

The Surnames Handbook: A Guide to Family Name Research in the 21st Century

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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

The Wills of our Ancestors: A Guide for Family & Local Historians by Stuart A. Raymond

The Wills of our Ancestors: A Guide for Family & Local Historians by Stuart A. Raymond

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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

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Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Ian Maxwell

Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Ian Maxwell

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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

Product Code: BK6219

Tracing your Family History on the Internet - Second Edition - by Chris Paton

Tracing your Family History on the Internet - Second Edition - by Chris Paton

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As Chris Paton demonstrates in this straightforward practical guide, while the internet is an enormous asset, it is also something to be wary of. Researchers need to take a cautious approach to the internet information they acquire. They need to ask, where did the original material come from and has it been accurately reproduced, why was it put online, what has been left out and what is still to come? More Info

Product Code: BK6335

Birth, Marriage & Death Records - A Guide for Family Historians by David Annal and Audrey Collins

Birth, Marriage & Death Records - A Guide for Family Historians by David Annal and Audrey Collins

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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

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Tracing Your Channel Islands Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Marie-Louise Backhurst

Tracing Your Channel Islands Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Marie-Louise Backhurst

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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

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Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Brian Elliott

Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Brian Elliott

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In the 1920's there were over a million coalminers working in over 3000 collieries across Great Britain and the industry was one of the most important and powerful in British history. It dominated the lives of generations of individuals, their families and communities, and its legacy is still with us today - many of us have a coalmining ancestor. Yet family historians often have problems in researching their mining forebears. Locating the relevant records, finding the sites of the pits, and More Info

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Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Stephen Wade Special Order

Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Stephen Wade

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Did you have a criminal in the family, an ancestor who was caught on the wrong side of the law? If you have ever had any suspicions about the illicit activities of your relatives, or are fascinated by the history of crime and punishment, this is the book for you. Stephen Wade's useful introduction to this fascinating subject will help you discover and investigate the life stories of individuals who had a criminal past. The crimes they committed, the conditions in which they lived, the polic More Info

Product Code: BK6425

Tracing Your Northern Ancestors - A Guide to the North-East & Cumbria for the Family Historian by Keith Gregson

Tracing Your Northern Ancestors - A Guide to the North-East & Cumbria for the Family Historian by Keith Gregson

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The far north of England is a key site for family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their ancestry back through the generations, will find their trail leads to the north or through it. And yet, despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy and the importance of the region in so many life stories, no previous book has provided a guide to the documents and records that family historians can use in their search. In this accessible and informative introduction to the subject, Keith Gr More Info

Product Code: BK6429

Tracing Your Prisoner of War Ancestors - The First World War - A Guide for Family Historians by Sarah Paterson

Tracing Your Prisoner of War Ancestors - The First World War - A Guide for Family Historians by Sarah Paterson

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The experience of civilian internees and British prisoners of war in German and Turkish hands during the First World War is one of the least well-known - and least researched - aspects of the history of the conflict. The same applies to prisoners of war and internees held in the UK. Yet, as Sarah Paterson shows in this authoritative handbook, a wide-range of detailed and revealing information is available if you know where to look for it. Briefly she outlines the course of the campaigns in More Info

Product Code: BK6432

A Tommy in the Family by Keith Gregson

A Tommy in the Family by Keith Gregson

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Family Historian Keith Gregson explores the human stories behind the history of the Great War. He encounters the mystery of the disappearance of the Norfolks; the story of the French girl's note in a soldier's pocket book; and the tragic tale of a group of morris dancers who paid the ultimate price while serving their country. The investigations reveal a range of chance findings, some meticulous analysis and the keen detective qualities required of a family historian. Full of handy resear More Info

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It Runs in the Family - Understanding More About Your Ancestors by Ruth A. Symes

It Runs in the Family - Understanding More About Your Ancestors by Ruth A. Symes

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In the quest to uncover our family history, we turn to written records, the family album and even heirlooms. However, they can be difficult to interpret and sometimes pose more questions than they answer: Why didn't my ancestors smile for the camera? Why did great-grandfather wear a beard while his sons were clean-shaven? Why is my great-grandmother holding flowers in this photograph? Drawing on evidence from social history, women's history, and the histories of photography, art and fashi More Info

Product Code: BK6586

Palaeography for Family and Local Historians by Hilary Marshall

Palaeography for Family and Local Historians by Hilary Marshall

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Family and Local Historians frequently encounter the challenge posed by the writing, and sometimes the translation, of the records which might most enable them to make further progress with their research. Many pamphlets, booklets and even books have been produced to help with old handwriting and abbreviations, but this book written by an author who has for years run courses on the subject, is the most practical and comprehensive yet for family and local historians. Those who use this book More Info

Product Code: BK6647

Family Historian 7 + Free Regional Research Guidebook & Online Magazine worth over £45 Special Offer

Family Historian 7 + Free Regional Research Guidebook & Online Magazine worth over £45

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Family Historian is a powerful, award-winning genealogy software package with comprehensive features designed to meet the needs of the beginner and expert alike, written by a leading UK software designer for the UK market. More Info

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