For English genealogists, this is the basic bibliography. It lists innumerable guides and indexes to sources at the national level, and is complemented by separate volumes for each county. It includes: Introductory guides to sources, encyclopedias and dictionaries, how to organize yourself, bibliography, archives, genealogical directories, biographical directories and pedigrees, names, births marriages & deaths, memorial inscriptions, probate records, official lists of names (e.g.the census etc) trade directories, religious records, occupations, local, administrative & legal records, migration, paleography, local history, newspapers, genealogical journals.