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My Ancestor... series Gibson/McLaughlin guides | Index to Tallis's London Street Views Recommended links: The National Archives | Genuki | Ancestry.co.uk Netting Your Ancestors: Tracing Family History on the Internet
The internet is now the first port of call for most beginning family historians. It has a vast amount of information - but it is not always easy to find your way around. In this book, Stuart Raymond, author of many acclaimed genealogical handbooks, takes you on a tour. He points out where to find the information you need to trace your British family tree, how to assess the value of internet evidence, and how to avoid the various pitfalls that are waiting to entrap you. Contents: Introduction: the Three Revolutions Family History Research Finding Information Sources Tracing Ancestral Occupations Institutions: Libraries, Record Offices and Family History Societies Solving Problems and Getting Help: Geography, Dates, Handwriting, Latin and Professionals Buying Books, CDs and Fiche Online Obtaining More Help and Making Contact Ireland Scotland Wales Offshore Islands C$21.00The Census, 1801-1911: A Guide for the Internet Era
By Stuart A. Raymond. The Census is a vital sources of information for all social and economic historians interested in the Victorian period. The editor of the Illustrated London news was absolutely right when he wrote in 1851 that 'the numbering of the people at regular intervals is a duty which the people owe to themselves, and to the generations that are to follow them'. The census can be used to study a particular family, or to undertake a total history of a particular street or parish. It is also possible to use it for regional or national studies of subjects such as the disappearance of servants, or the process of urbanization. The aim of this book is to provide basic information about the census for both family and local historians: how and when it was compiled, what information it provides, where it can be consulted, and how to use it. C$12.00Trades and professions: the Family Historians' Guide
By Stuart A. Raymond. A guide for British research. This book looks at the wide range of information concerning specific occupations that is available to family historians. It is the first book to provide a general overview of occupational sources, and tells you where to find them. C$12.00Birth & Baptism Records for Family Historians
Marriage Records for Family Historians
By Stuart A. Raymond. Records of births, marriages and deaths are vital sources for tracing family trees. It is impossible to trace pedigrees without them. These two volumes describe the wide range of sources available in the United Kingdom - not just civil and parish registers - indicating where they can be found, and how they should be used. A volume on death and burial records will be available shortly.C$8.00 eachParish Registers: A History and Guide
By Stuart A. Raymond. Parish registers are the earliest comprehensive records of baptisms, marriages and burials in England and Wales, dating from 1538. They are still kept, despite the fact that civil registers of births, marriages and deaths have been maintained since 1837. Parish registers are valuable sources for family and local historians, and may provide the only evidence we have for the existence of our ancestors.The history and background of parish registers must be understood if they are to be used effectively. Researchers need to know where they can be found, what indexes are available, and, most importantly, what pitfalls to look out for. The aim of this book is to outline their history, to assess the value of the evidence they provide, and to explain how to use them. C$12.00Births, Marriages and Deaths on the Web
By Stuart A. Raymond. 2002. A rapidly increasing number of transcripts and indexes of birth, marriage and death records are now available on the internet, and it is the purpose of this directory to identify the many web-pages, and to indicate where they, and various introductory information, can be found. Pages rather than sites are listed, as one site can include pages for numerous different places. 74 page softcover book. C$15.00Part 2: The Midlands, Northern England and East Anglia Index to Tallis London Street Views and Directory
Microfiche. This is an index to the more than 10,000 personal names and all the businesses listed in Tallis' London Street Views: Strangers Guide Through London. Originally published in the 1840s, the book was reprinted in 1969, and also includes line drawings of shop and building fronts. The index is therefore a directory and a reference to the drawings. A set of 5 fiche. C$13.75More about the Tallis fiche An Index of English Country Houses
By Cliff Webb. A list of over 5500 English country Houses giving the parish in which each is located and the county. Aimed as a finding aid to trace the movements of both servants and the landed gentry, finding the church at which events are likely to have happened, and to unravel geographic location when often only the house name is given.1st edition 1999, 48 pages. C$12.00Your English Ancestry: A Guide for North Americans
1998 edition. By Sherry Irvine. Specifically written to help researchers in Canada or the US make the most of resources close at hand, especially those of LDS Family History Centers; each chapter ends with a clear summary of steps to access the records described. C$30.00Sherry Irvine is one of the key people in Pharos Tutors, which provides online instruction in genealogical techniques. For more information on Pharos Tutors, click on the logo. A Comedy of Errors, Act 2
By Michael Whitfield Foster. This 2002 edition adds further insights into the errors and omissions that pervade the registration records of England and Wales. It explains more of the structures and workings of the system. It is a companion volume to the author's earlier book "A Comedy of Errors" published in 1998. 312 page softcover book. C$28.95or The Marriage Records of England and Wales 1837-1899 Greater London Cemeteries and Crematoria
If your ancestor died in London after 1850 you need this guide to burial grounds and their registers; 2009 edition. C$12.00Immigrants and Aliens
By Roger Kershaw and Mark Pearsall. A Public Record Office publication.
2000. A guide to sources on UK immigration and citizenship. Essential
reading for anyone researching ancestors who came to Britain from overseas. Immigrants and Aliens provides invaluable guidance on the wealth of records charting the development of the UK's immigration and citizenship policy from medieval to modern times. The Public Record Office holds a wealth of material for anyone seeking to trace their own ancestors or conduct research onto the subject as a whole. The list of arrivals, naturalization papers, records of religious dissenters and a myriad of other documents are a vital source of information. Includes a useful appendix showing where records held in other archives can be found. Softcover. 130 pages. C$27.95County Sources at the Society of Genealogists
The City of London and Middlesex
Paris Registers, Nonconformist Registers, Marriage Licences, Monumental Inscriptions. 2002. One of a series of guides to materials in the Society's collections. 36 pages. C$9.00County Sources - Yorkshire
Editor N.G.Taylor, FSG. 56 pages. Included in this volume of resources at the Society of Genealogy library, Parish registers, Non-conformist registers, marriage licences and Monumental inscriptions. C$12.00An Introduction to Friendly Society Records
By Roger Logan. The Friendly Society movement of the 19th century developed in to one of three significant working peoples' institutions. Together with the co-operative societies and trade unions, friendly societies operated on the principle of mutual self help, binding people together with the objective of a common purpose, success being achieved through their own combined efforts. To assist family historians, this book describes the history of the societies, the Affiliated Societies or "Orders" like the Oddfellows and Foresters, and the records available for each English, Welsh and Scottish county. There is also a bibliography including books available from the Foresters Heritage Trust, and a contact for the Friendly Societies Research Group. 46 pages. C$9.50General Register Office One-Name Lists in the Library of the Society of Genealogists
Handy if you are researching a name that is not as common as most. C$8.75Basic Facts About Using Marriage Records for Family Historians
By Pauline M. Litton with Colin R. Chapman. Paperback, 16 pages. $6.00Basic Facts About Archives
By Susan B. Lumas. Paperback, 16 pages. $6.00Basic Facts About ... Lunatics in England and Wales for Family Historians
By Pamela Faithfull. C$6.00Basic Facts about ... Quarter Session Records
By Richard Ratcliffe. 2007. C$6.00Basic Facts About Using the Family Record Centre
Handy little introduction to this facility. C$5.00The Victorian Public House
By Richard Tames. 2003. The Victorian public house evolved out of the traditional tavern and the humble beerhouse and became a central feature of working-class life. Pubs gave birth to the music-hall and provided a first home for many trade unions, friendly socieites, sports teams and hobby clubs. They also frequently served as nuclei for suburban development and provided a focal point for the growth of stable community life in an era of rapid population growth and mobility. C$10.00Topographical Dictionary of Wales
Two volumes by Samuel Lewis (1842) now available on CD-ROM. C$25.00Cassell's Gazetteer of the British Isles
CD-ROM. This was originally published in 1899 in six volumes. The CD is a copy of the original publication. Text and maps are clear, and the topographic descriptions are interesting and useful. (Exact location, population, churches, etc.) C$59.95XE.com Personal Currency Assistant |