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Military History Sources for Family Historians

A Guide for Family Historians

Military History Sources for Family Historians

A Guide for Family Historians

Anyone who served in the First World War 1914-18 ("The Great War") must now be over a hundred years old, and one of the most costly wars in history, in terms of soldiers' lives, is now passing rapidly into the realms of family history and genealogy. For those who wish to record a history of their ancestors' war experiences, it is almost too late, but this book sets out to provide researchers with a list of sources available to them so that they may reconstruct the career of a soldier. The...

Military History Sources for Family Historians

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 who were concerned not only with relieving the poor but with matters of settlement, removal, vagrancy, bastardy and apprenticeship.

The New Poor Law 1834-1948 includes the records...

Anyone who has had any success with researching their Welsh ancestry will know that a sound grasp genealogical method and a good knowledge of available sources are not the only factors which have contributed to that success.They will know, for example, how important it is in Welsh research to have some understanding of the social, cultural, religious and economic background to the communities in which those ancestors lived.

This book aims to broaden that understanding, especially for the period...

South-West England, The Marches and Wales (Second Edition)

This book aims to help with the dating of army photographs from the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th. It argues that much can be learned from such pictures, even when the regiment can't be identified, and even when the researcher has no pretensions to being a military historian. A head-to-toe examination of uniform and accoutrements identifies possible dating clues, and a separate section gives extra assistance with photos from the two world wars.

A5, 61 pages,...

A Young Person's guide

Collection in Aid of Distressed Protestants in Ireland; Susidies; Poll Tax; Assessment or Grant; Vow and Covenant; Solemn League and Covenant.

Family historians often seek to date pictures they have inherited, since knowing when a photograph was taken may help to identify an unknown ancestor or decide the likely age of a known one. Dating photographs is not always an exact science, but a surprising degree of accuracy can often be achieved, and this frequently results from assessing evidence of several different kinds. It is, therefore, worth taking the time to compare all the dating clues that can be gleaned from an old portrait.

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50 Family History Traps

50 More Family History Traps.

A Beginners' Guide

Where to look for Wills (Sixth Edition 2016)

Researching Scottish Family History is a detailed introductory guide to those wishing to explore their Caledonian roots. Published by the Family History Partnership, which aims to provide genealogical books at an affordable price, the book is a packed 120 page guide to all areas of Scottish research, with information both on traditional and internet based resources.

The book starts with a basic chapter in getting started, detailing how to get the best out of talking to your relatives, ways and...

Quarter Sessions records are potentially the most useful source for filling in the background in family history research. In addition to the Sessions’ role as judicial authority in cases of minor crime (which continued until 1972), they were the administrative body of each county before the establishment of county councils. Dating from medieval times, their records often extend back to Tudor times (or even earlier).

Although not intended as a genealogical source, records of settlement and, occasionally,...

Despite the fact that there are thousands of genealogical websites worth visiting, the means for finding particular relevant sites are very poor; search engines frequently list dozens of irrelevant sites, but not the ones you require. This thoroughly revised edition lists the most important genealogical sites on the web for researching your Scottish ancestors. A5, 96 pages, ISBN: 978-1-906280-21-5

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including a 17th and 18th century Yorkshire Midwives Nominations Index

A guide to understanding and researching the history of your family.

Publisher: Countryside Books ISBN: 9781853066917 Number of pages: 128 Dimensions: 210 x 150 mm

When searching for records of particular individuals in original documents or indexes, most researchers woule be familiar with Elizabeth appearing as a Betty or Bessy. However, over time first names have suffered from many complex variations, sometimes making it difficult to track a particular person. This unique book is a compilation of first name diminutives and variants, and links together all those that have a relationship

A5, 108 pages, ISBN: 978-1-86006-177-6

Replaced by ISBN:
 9781916599208  Finding and researching living relatives - Shared ancestors? Let's prove it! Includes a section on adoption research by Jacqui Simkins and Toni Neobard

  A5 ISBN 9781860061158

Replaced by ISBN :
9781916599208  Finding and researching living relatives - Shared ancestors? Let's prove it! Includes a section on adoption research by Jacqui Simkins and Toni Neobard

Simon Fowler is a long-established author and editor in the world of family history publications. This, the second edition of hisResearching Brewery and Publican Ancestors, will lead the researcher to the many avenues of research available.

The brewing industry, along with Pubs, Inns and Alehouses, employed large numbers of workers—far more than today. In Victorian Britain the number of licensees alone peaked at more than 100,000. It is, therefore, unsurprising that so many of us have ancestors...

Records of births/baptisms, marriages, and deaths/burials are vital sources for family historians.  It is impossible to trace pedigrees without consulting them.  Civil and parish registers are particularly important, but are not only the places where you can find relevant information.  In this series, the author describes the wide range of resources available, indicating where they can be found, and how they can be used.

A5, 40 pages, ISBN: 978-1-906280-26-0

England Wales, Channel Islands, Isle of Man: A Select Location List

Its history and Evolvement with Inscriptions of Family History Events.

A Family Historians Guide

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...

Beginning research into your ancestry is at first fairly straight-forward. But with ancestors doubling with each generation as you go backwards the task becomes more difficult. It becomes necessary to know where to find the specialist information you need for your search among a bewildering number of, and often obscure, sources.

This long-awaited new edition, now extensively revised and updated, is a standard reference for family historians. It gives clear and concise information to point them...

100 Family History Traps together in this amazing discounted twin-pack!

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