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We stock a wide range of books to help you with your research. Our computer related genealogy books cover everything from software manuals to tracing your family history on the Internet. Need help or advice in a particular area, or not sure where to get started? Our genealogy books are the perfect accompaniment to your research - you're sure to find something to help you. Published yearly, the Discover Your Ancestors bookazine contains in-depth articles, research advice, social history, 'how to' features, case studies, places in focus, and much more! Also available as a monthly online magazine that you can download to your computer.
Railway Ancestors by David T. Hawkings Free P&P
Almost every family tree will have in one of its branches a railway employee. Railway Ancestors is a comprehensive and illustrated guide which opens up to genealogists and railway enthusiasts the vast range of unique information stored in the documentary archives of the railway companies of England and Wales. It describes in detail the sources available for the researcher and how to gain a...
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Referencing for Genealogists - Sources and Citation by Ian G. Macdonald
Reliable genealogical conclusions depend on reliable data. Central to any good investigation is an appreciation of where the data came from, so that other investigators can re-examine it and re-establish the conclusions reached. Genealogy is little more than an anecdote when the sources for facts are not cited and where clear references to sources are not given. Referencing for Genealogists...
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Regional Research Guidebook by Andrew Chapman
Every part of the United Kingdom has its own, distinctive history – not just the major battles and key historical events which may have played out there, but also the smaller details of everyday life which impinged upon the actual lives of our ancestors more directly. The team behind the popular family and social history magazine Discover Your Ancestors has put together a region-by-region guide ...
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Researching and Locating Your Ancestors by Celia Heritage
How should you approach researching your ancestors? In this wide ranging but succinct guidebook, professional writer, lecturer and genealogist Celia Heritage offers expert advice on how to get started using the main online and offline records, and then take research further using a variety of lesser-known resources. In it you will find guidance on subjects including: \*Research methodology and ...
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Scottish Genealogy Fourth Edition by Bruce Durie
This fully revised and updated fourth edition of Scottish Genealogy is a comprehensive guide to tracing your family history in Scotland. Written by one of the most authoritative figures on the subject, the work is based on established genealogical practice and is designed to exploit the rich resources that Scotland has to offer. After all, this country has possibly the most complete and be...
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Seven Generation Research Logbook - A Family History Record Book
This A4 family history record book is a simple and effective way for recording and displaying your research. You can enter details of up to seven generations in over 50 pages of convenient and easy to read forms. Also included is an indexed seven generation chart so you can quickly locate entries in your book....
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Sporting Ancestors by Keith Gregson
Sport, in its many forms, is an important part of British heritage and our family histories are littered with amateur and professional sporting references. As people moved from country to town, sport became fashionable and organised, and our ancestors left us with records of their sporting deeds. Newspaper reports, minute books, club histories, team photographs and even cartoons are all available ...
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Teach Yourself Palaeography - A Guide for Genealogists and Local Historians by Claire Jarvis
This is the very first 'teach yourself' book on palaeography, covering all the skills that the genealogist needs to read any document that might be found at any date in English archives. Using a series of graded exercises in transcription, Teach Yourself Palaeography works backwards in time in easy stages from the modern handwriting of the nineteenth century to the court hands of the mediev...
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The Magnificent Marshall - The Story of Lion, Barbarian and England International Rugby Half Back Howard Marshall by Keith Gregson
Keith Gregson explores the life of Howard Marshall, a Lion, Barbarian and England International rugby half back. This book is supported by ten or more photographs/illustrations and is thoroughly and carefully referenced. Howard Marshall has been a person of interest to sports historians for a number of reasons: \* At the age of twenty he played for the Barbarians in the club’s inaugura...
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The Surnames Handbook: A Guide to Family Name Research in the 21st Century
Every surname has it's own story to tell, and a surname study is a natural complement to family history research. The study of surnames has been revolutionised in the last decade with increasing availability of online resources, and it is now easier than ever before to explore the history, evolution, distribution and meaning of your family name. This book provides a comprehensive guide to r...
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The Wills of our Ancestors: A Guide for Family & Local Historians by Stuart A. Raymond
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. Wills expert Stuart Raymond traces the history and purpos...
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The Workhouse Encyclopedia by Peter Higginbotham
Where was my local workhouse? What records did they keep? What is gruel and is it really what inmates lived on? How did you get out of a workhouse? What famous people were once workhouse inmates? Are there any workhouse buildings I can visit? If these are the kinds of questions you’ve ever wanted to know the answer to, then this is the book for you. This fascinating, ...
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Title Deeds for Family Historians
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 encoun...
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Tracing British Battalions on the Somme by Ray Westlake
Interest in this, the bloodiest battle of the First World War, has never waned. The reason is not hard to find; no less than 616 infantry battalions took part and the total bill for the British came to an appalling 419,000 men, which means that there were few households in the land who did not have a relative involved. Over the years, Ray Westlake, a leading authority on the First World War...
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Tracing Your Air Force Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Phil Tomaselli Second Edition
In this fully revised Second Edition, Phil Tomaselli explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help in your research. Each era in air force history is described, from the pioneering days of early aviation and the formation of the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War to the creation of the Royal Air Force, its operations during the Second World War and its...
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Tracing Your Ancestors Through Death Records - A Guide for Family Historians by Celia Heritage
Of all family history sources, death records are probably the least used by researchers. They are, however, frequently the most revealing, giving a far greater insight into our ancestors' lives and personalities than those records created during their lifetime. Celia Heritage leads readers through the various types of death records, showing how they can be found, read ad interpreted - and h...
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Tracing Your Army Ancestors by Simon Fowler
Whether you are interested in the career of an individual officer, researching medals awarded to a soldier or just want to know more about a particular battle or campaign, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of the British army, its history or organisation, Simon Fowler explains which records survive, where they can be found and ...
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Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Emma Jolly
This book gives a fascinating insight into the history of the subcontinent under British rule and into the lives the British led there. It also introduces the reader to the range of historical records that can be consulted in order to discover more about the experiences of individuals who were connected to India over the centuries of British involvement in the country. Emma Jolly looks at e...
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Tracing Your Channel Islands Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Marie-Louise Backhurst
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...
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Tracing Your Coalmining Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Brian Elliott
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...
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Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Stephen Wade
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 individ...
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Tracing your Family History on the Internet - Second Edition - by Chris Paton
The internet is revolutionising family history research. Every day new records and resources are placed online and new methods of sharing research and communicating across cyberspace become available. Never before has it been so easy to research family history and to gain a better understanding of who we are and where we came from. But, as Chris Paton demonstrates in this straightforward p...
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Tracing Your Great War Ancestors: Ypres - A Guide for Family Historians by Simon Fowler
Simon Fowler outlines the course of the fighting around the city and he introduces the many historical resources that you can use to explore the history for yourself. \*A practical guide to researching soldiers who served at Ypres during the First World War \*Concise account of the three principal Ypres battles, including Passchendaele \*Identifies and explains the key sources includi...
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Tracing Your House History - A Guide for Family Historians by Gill Blanchard
Anyone who wants to find out about the history of their house - of their home - needs to read this compact, practical handbook. Whether you live in a manor house or on a planned estate, in a labourer's cottage, a tied house, a Victorian terrace, a twentieth-century council house or a converted warehouse - this is the book for you. In a series of concise, information-filled chapters, Gill Blanchard...
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Tracing Your Jewish Ancestors - A Guide for Family Historians by Rosemary Wenzerul Second Edition
This fully revised Second Edition of Rosemary Wenzerul's informative guide to researching Jewish history will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to find out about the life of a Jewish ancestor. She provides a brief social history of the Jewish presence in Britain and looks at practical issues of research - how to get started, how to organise the work, how to construct a family tree and how ...
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