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General
Compendium |
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Family
and Local History Handbook (10th
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A
family history classic, this compendium includes a comprehensive directory
of genealogical services, family history societies, family history centres,
libraries, cemeteries, record offices and other archives. Along with this
large reference section, it includes around eighty articles on genealogical
themes written by well known experts in their respective fields. |
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Author |
Robert
Blatchford |
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Published |
2006 |
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Purchase
online at my-history.co.uk
(for £7.95) or at Amazon
(for £8.44) |
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Alphabetic
Guide to Genealogical Terms |
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Family
History Companion |
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This
useful reference guide contains succinct explanations of terms and topics
that family historians are likely to encounter. There are several hundred
entries arranged in A to Z format, varying in length from a sentence to
several pages. The multi-page entries include topics such as census returns,
hearth tax, searching parish registers and the like. |
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Author |
Mark
Pearsall |
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Published |
2007 |
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Purchase
online at Amazon (for £5.99) or at the Institute
of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies Online Shop (for £7.99) |
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Surnames |
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Dictionary
of English Surnames (paperback) |
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An
authoritative guide to the origins of English surnames and how they have
developed over the centuries, this invaluable book covers the origin and
meaning of over 16,000 names. Full sources and dates are provided for each
name with cross-referenced entries for variant name forms. |
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Author |
P.H.Reaney |
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Published |
2005 |
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Purchase
online at Amazon (for £7.14) or at my-history.co.uk
(for £10.95) |
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National
Archive Sources |
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Tracing
your Ancestors in the National Archives (7th
edition) |
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Now
in its 7th edition, this is an indispensable reference guide to the vast
range of material available at the National Archives. It is a rich mine
of genealogical information even if you don't personally visit the National
Archives at Kew. It is very well indexed and navigating this weight tome
(almost 600 pages) is refreshingly easy. |
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Author |
Amanda
Bevan |
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Published |
2006 |
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Purchase
online at the National
Archives Bookshop (for £19.99) |
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Parish
Registers |
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Phillimore
Atlas & Index of Parish Registers (3rd
edition) |
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Although
not cheap (its full price is £50), this is a beautifully presented
and comprehensive guide to parish registers. It includes the famous series
of county 'parish' maps produced by the Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical
Studies. These show pre-1832 parochial boundaries with colour-coded probate
jurisdictions. The index section lists the parishes, with grid references
to the county maps. It indicates the present whereabouts of original registers
and copies, and whether a parish is included in other indexes. It also gives
registration districts and census information. If you can afford it, this
is a reference guide par excellence well worth the money. |
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Author |
Cecil
Humphery-Smith |
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Published |
2003 |
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Purchase
online at the Phillimore
Online Bookshop (for £45.00) or at Amazon
(for £47.50) |
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Interpreting
Latin |
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Latin
for Local and Family Historians |
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An
easy to read book that helps family historians fully cope with that significant
barrier in researching medieval documents - the need to understand medieval
Latin. It starts by dealing with basic grammar and goes on to deal with
the structure and vocabulary of the records used in local and family research.
These include parish registers, marriage licences and bonds, episcopal
visitations, church court records, sepulchral inscriptions, wills, manorial
court rolls, charters and deeds.This book is essential for everyone needing
to understand the astonishing variety of English genealogical source materials
written before Latin ceased to be the language of the law.
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Author |
Dennis
Stuart |
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Published |
2006 |
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Purchase
online at the Institute
of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies Online Shop (for £14.99)
or at Amazon
(for £14.99) |
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Interpreting
Old Handwriting |
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Paleography
for Local and Family Historians |
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This
is a well written and produced book that opens the door to paleography
for family historians. It provides a very practical guide to translating
old handwriting taking the reader through some fifty facsimile reproductions
of documents of carefully graduated difficulty. |
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Author |
Hilary
Marshall |
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Published |
1999 |
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Purchase
online at Amazon
(for £17.09) or at the Institute
of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies Online Shop (for £17.99) |
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Occupations |
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Dictionary
of Old Trades, Titles and Occupations |
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This
useful reference book explains the meaning of nearly 4,000 occupational
terms. |
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Author |
Colin
Waters |
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Published |
2005 |
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Purchase
online at the Institute
of Heraldry & Genealogical Studies Online Shop (for £12.99) |
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