Lists of names are invaluable sources of information to family historians. They help us to locate our ancestors in time and place. Many lists for Surrey and Sussex are in print, and readily available in libraries. They can be identified in this volume, which lists Domesday book, tax lists, loyalty oaths, poll book and electoral registers, the census, the return of owners of land, and trade directo...
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The record of government, church and private estates contain a great deal of information likely to be of interest to genealogists. Deeds, for example, can be very useufl in tracing the descent of properties. Church records enable local clergy to be traced, and provide much information on parishioners. For Surrey and Sussex, much relevant material is in print, and readily available in libraries. Th...
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This volume identifies numerous histories of the two counties, and of particular parishes, indicating publications which include original sources, pedigrees, etc. It also includes details of guides to the wide variety of archive repositories and libraries in the county, and lists the many historical and genealogical journals available. The final two sections deal with place-names & maps, and with ...
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These sources are staple diets for the family historian. This volume lists innumerable transcripts and indexes from Surrey & Sussex which have been published, and are available in libraries throughout the English-speaking world....
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Has your family history already been written? This volume lists innumerable family histories and pedigrees from Surrey & Sussex. Also listed are colllections of pedigrees, diaries & letters, works on heraldry, biographical dictionaries, etc....
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Were your Surrey or Sussex ancestors brewers or businessmen, cricketers or photographers, ironmasters or tallow chandlers? Some members of your family are probably listed somewhere by the occupation they pursued. There are many sources of published information for occupations in Surrey and Sussex: this book will enable you to identify hundreds of potential leads for your research....
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Every family historian needs to know what parish registers, bishops' transcripts, and nonconformist registers are available. This volume provides the authoritative and most detailed listing available. It indicates where they can be found, and also what copies and transcripts are available....
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The Crimean War is remembered for the heroism of Florence Nightingale, and the incompetence of the British high command. If your ancestor shivered outside Sebastool, fought in the Battles of Alma and Inkerman, or sailed with the Navy in the Baltic and the Black Sea, then this booklet will help you find out more about him....
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This is a long awaited new edition of a standard reference work for family historians. It gives clear and concise information on all aspects of family history, and aims to point your research in the right direction. There are over 1,000 entries, alphabetically arranged, explaining where to look, what you might expect to find, and how to go about your research....
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The Second World War was long, complex, and brutal. Researching ancestors who fought in it can be challenging because individual service records are not yet publicly available. However, many other sources can be searched. This book looks at the major sources for tracing men and women who servied in the armed forces and the merchant marine....
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If your ancestors were from these two counties, you will want to study this book in order to see how surnames in the region originated and evolved over the centuries, demonstrating how they were affected by local dialects....
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This book provides the reader with the key to unlock the huge store of information locked up in heraldic art. Churches, castles, houses, documents, mnuments, staned glass - all contain a great mass of heraldic information, which, if you understand the language, conventions, and traditions of hearldry can be very illuminating. Stephen Friar undertakes to guide the novice through heraldic usage. Thi...
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This volume in the Basic facts ... series dexribes an important source of information on Wesleyan Methodists. In 1899, the '20th century fund' was launched in order to celebrate the centenary of John Wesley's death. The names of subscribers are listed in this roll, by circuit, and, mostly, by chapel. It will therefore enable you to identify ancestors associated with particular chapels between 1899...
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Who wrote wills? What information can be found in them? What information can be found in other probate records? Where can I find them? How should I use them? Probate records are invaluable sources of information for both family and local historians, who need to know the answers to these questions. This book supplies the answers, and provides a comprehensive and up to date guide to the content, loc...
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We all have nonconformist ancestors. In the mid-nineteenth century, almost half of the population were nonconformists. Family historians need to be aware of the diversity of nonconformity, and of the many sources which ill enable them to trace the activities of nonconformist forebears. This hand book provides an overview of those sources. It identifies the numerous websites, libraries and ar...
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Most of us have ancestors who served in the army. This book offers a comprehensive introduction to researching them. It covers not just the extensive records held at the National Archives, but also information held by a wide range of other record offices and libraries. Published by Pen & Sword Books, 2006....
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The nineteenth century is perhaps the easiest period for genealogical research, since both the civil registers and the census provide comprehensive coverage. A wide g=range of other sources are also available. Stuart Raymond takes a comprehensive look at all the sources available for tracing ancestry in this period in this comprehensive guide....
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Tracing twentieth century ancestors is not always as easy as might be expected. Many sources are, however, readily available. They are described and explained by this useful guide in the Family history century by century series....
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Most of our ancestors in recent centuries attended school; some went on to university. These institutions created records which may still survive. Those records are likely to contain much useful information on our aneestors. Colin Chapman here tells us what records are likely to be available, where to find them, and how to use them....
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Books and libraries are vital to genealogists. That is the message of this book and it will be neglected at the risk of wasting a great deal of time and failing to find the information you need. This book sets out to answer four questions: What can the genealogist expect from libraries? How should libraries be used? What family history resources are they likely to hold? How can books of relevance ...
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Most of us have family members who are commemorated on war memorials. These memorials are often overlooked as potential sources of information. This book tells you how to find them, and how to use them and associated archives to take your family history research further....
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