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England/Wales maps Gibson/McLaughlin guides | Index to Tallis's London Street Views My Ancestor Was a Coalminer
By David Tonks. This fully revised second edition is an essential tool for anyone wishing to
research coalmining ancestors. C$18.00My Ancestor Was a Bastard
Updated edition. By Ruth Paley. 2009. A family historian's guide to sources for illegitimacy
in England and Wales. This book is designed to help you uncover the
information your ancestors did not want you to know. It provides an
introduction to the world of the unmarried mother and her child and
discusses how best to formulate a search strategy. It then goes on to
describe the available sources: where to find
them, how to use them and what information they contain.For those who want
to learn more it includes a list of books for further reading, a directory
of useful websites and a glossary of some of the weird and wonderful
synonyms for bastardy that you are likely to encounter in the course of your
research. Finally there is a step by step guide that will help you draw up a
research plan tailored to your own needs. 90 pages. C$15.00My Ancestor Was ... In Service
By Pamela Horn. 2009. 144 page softcover book. By the end of the Victorian
era nearly a third of all women and also many men in England and Wales had
been a domestic worker at some time in their lives. This book seeks to give
some guidance in researching ancestors who were in service or who themselves
employed domestic staff. C$18.00My Ancestor Was a Railway Worker
By Frank Hardy FSG. A complete guide to using railway records, covering all aspects of this hugely significant industry. The book includes a potted history of our railways, case studies and a comprehensive resources section. 110 page softcover book. C$15.00My Ancestors Were Londoners
By Cliff Webb. A valuable guide to London research covering records, repositories, and problems. 5th edition reprinted 2009. C$17.00My Ancestor was in the British Army
Updated 2009 edition. By Michael Watts and Christopher Watts. A brand new edition of this book, aiding the modern family historian in researching their ancestors who served in the British Army from 1660. The book covers the wealth of sources available in archives and online. C$22.00My Ancestor was a Royal Marine
By Ken Divall. 2008. This new book fills a gap in the genealogical market and provides guidance in tracing ancestors who served in the Royal Marines. The book outlines the records available and where to find them and includes a chapter on the history of the service. 110 pages C$15.00My Ancestors Were Jewish
By Dr. Anthony Joseph. Fourth edition 2008. This comprehensive guide to tracing Jewish ancestors in the UK also includes a chapter on researching Jewish ancestry abroad. 62 pages. C$12.75My Ancestor Was a Coalminer
By David Tonks. 2006 edition. Covers topics such as miners and mining, documentary evidence and where to go for further research. A must-have book for anyone researching an ancestor who was a coalminer in Great Britain. C$19.00My Ancestor Was an Agricultural Labourer
By Ian Waller. This much anticipated addition to the My Ancestors series will be of interest to all genealogists and family historians. Most family trees contain an agricultural labourer somewhere and Ian Waller's book enables you to understand the social and economic context of their lives while outlining the various records available to research these ubiquitous ancestors. C$17.00My Ancestor was a Lawyer
By Brian Brooks and Mark Herber. Gives an overview of the legal profession in England and Wales and it's records. Chapters include lawyers: their societies, institutions and records, published records of lawyers, records of the courts and much more. There is also a section on lawyers in Scotland, Ireland and English lawyers overseas. C$26.00My ancestors were in the Salvation Army: how can I find out more about them?
By Ray Wiggins. This booklet recounts the story of the Booth family, the early history of the Salvation Army, its development, organization and administration, uniforms and ceremonies, religious life, social and medical work and publishing. The resulting records and archives are explained and there is a glossary of terms used. 2nd edition 1999, 68 pages. C$12.00My Ancestors Were Congregationalists
By David J.H. Clifford. Also known as Independents, this was one of the significant non-conformist sects. The book is a guide to the records and their whereabouts. C$13.00My Ancestors Were Baptists
Gives a thorough description of material available at the local and national level, including lists of registers at the PRO (also filmed by the LDS); as well as a brief outline history. By Geoffrey R. Breed. Fourth edition 2002. 136 page softcover. C$15.00My Ancestors Were English Presbyterians/Unitarians
By Alan Ruston. Tools and sources for the researcher to use to trace early Presbyterians in libraries and record offices. 2001 edition. 95 page softcover. C$12.00My Ancestors were Freemen of the City of London
By Vivienne E. Aldous. The records of freemen of London (1681-1940) can be of value to the genealogist seeking ancestors in London. This is a guide to the records as well as an explanation of who became freemen, how and why.
C$15.00My Ancestor Came With The Conqueror
Those who did, and some of those who probably did not. By Anthony J. Camp. Includes a list of persons said to have come over with the Conqueror. Corrected 1990 edition. C$12.00My Ancestor Was a Merchant Seaman
By C. Watts and M. Watts. Second edition, 2002. New and heavily revised edition some two thirds bigger than the first edition. Sure to become one of the "Bibles" for family historians wanting to research ancient mariners!. Packed full of places to search and the records that can be found in such record offices and archives, full listings of the same, their class and piece numbers, what to look for and where to find little known records. 206 page softcover. C$20.00XE.com Personal Currency Assistant |