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Tracing Your Ancestors in the National Archives

by Amanda Bevan 7th ed. Published 31 March 2006

This book provides comprehensive guidance to all researchers, new or experienced, wishing to trace their forebears among the records of government or the courts held at The National Archives. It leads the reader through the census and military service records, wills and lawsuits, court rolls and hearth taxes and all the other records where our ancestors may have left their tracks.

Published 2006, Paperback, 544 pages

Ref: TYAP

Price: £19.95

The Female Line Ref: TFL

Price: £7.95

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Pages: Margaret Ward

Countryside Books

2003

1853068187

Paperback

A5

112
A step by step guide to the research of the female relatives within your family tree. Topics include the problems of Name, women in the eyes of the law, and the historical roles of women both in the home and at work. Illustrated.

Price: £7.95

The National Archives Ref: TNA

Price: £9.95

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Pages: Stella Colwell

The National Archives

February 2006

1-903365-85-6

Paperback

208

The essential guide to the National Archives for all visitors, whether first-time or regular - the only ‘one-stop shop’ that covers both building and records

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This is the insider’s guide to The National Archives for England, Wales and the United Kingdom. Accessible and authoritative, it explains all you need to know to get the most from a visit, whether you are a first-timer, a regular or returning after some time.

Expert genealogist Stella Colwell takes the reader on a guided tour, showing how to access and interpret key records most efficiently. She explores all the major sources for family history research, such as military service records, death duty records and wills before 1858, and considers all the new online services and other developments of the last 8 years.

Most notable developments are:

The online catalogue, containing over 9.5 million document references – the main means of accessing information about the records
The online document ordering system
Documents Online, which allows users to download digital images of public records

Contents Includes:

Introduction to The National Archives
A-Z guide to the records and how to use them
Case studies
Useful addresses and websites
Bibliography & Index

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Stella Colwell, recently described as ‘the first lady of family history’ by TV genealogist Nick Barratt, was until September 2004 the Family and Local History Specialist Adviser at The National Archives. Previously she worked at the College of Arms and the Society of Genealogists. She has written widely on the subject, including Teach Yourself Tracing your Family History and The Family Records Centre: A User’s Guide. She has also lectured and run courses on family history in the UK and internationally.

Price: £9.95

Tracing Your Irish Family History Ref: IRLFH
by Anthony Adolph, Foreword by Ryan Tubridy

There's never been a better time to trace your Irish family history. Vast internet resources and DNA testing, as well as access to censuses, religious records and other archive material make this process easier than ever.

Anthony Adolph gives you a wide range of tools and information to discover your Irish ancestry. The text is packed with weblinks to enable you to search the great number of records now available online, as well as providing contact information on other sources, such as archives and libraries. He explains how to trace family in Ireland, starting from various countries around the world (including Ireland itself of course), as well as looking at surnames, heraldry, families of non-Irish origin, and poignant stories of migration from Ireland. By reading this book you'll also be drawn into the lives your ancestors led, through the examples, compelling stories and fascinating social history which are interwoven within the text.

This is the complete resource for discovering your Irish family history, and as a result, learning more about who you are and where you come from.

Price: £17.95

Who Do You Think You Are? Book (Series 2) Ref: DHVYF

Price: £13.95

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Pages: Dan Waddell & Nick Barratt

BBC Books

2006

Hardback

(24.5 x 19.3cm)

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Who Do You Think You Are? is a fresh, contemporary take on family history and tracing your family tree. Written to accompany the second series of the popular television series frist shown on BBC2 in January 2006. Suitable for both beginners and the more experienced researcher, it incorporates both basic information on tracing your ancestors plus theme-based sections allowing more detailed and focused research to follow up on family stories and characters.

The first section of the book is a concise and comprehensive summary of basic research tools - how to locate and use a range of records and information to track down your family and to provide the framework for more detailed research.

The main part of the book looks at key themes such as social history, occupations, military connections, immigration and emigration, and looking for skeletons in the cupboard (bigamy, illegitimacy, lunacy and crime - far more interesting than tracing your family back to William the Conqueror). With information, tips and stories about the historical background and law changes of the past, this is a fresh way of approaching family history and developing research into the stories and characters unearthed.

Finally, a comprehensive resources section provides the most up-to-date sources for common themes and localities - with assessments of the best Internet sources for all types of research. Also featuring celebrity family history stories and lots of extraordinary tales from ordinary people, this book is a fascinating practical guide to this absorbing and intriguing hobby.

Price: £13.95

Trace Your Family History Back to the Tudors - Book (Series 3) Ref: BTTT

Price: £16.95

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Pages: Anton Gill and Dr Nick Barratt

Harper Collins

Oct 2006

0007230087

Hardback

Quarto (7.5" x 10")

240
For the first time in a popular genealogy book, author Anton Gill and Who Do You Think You Are? family history expert Nick Barratt have created a wonderfully readable book which takes the reader back through time past the usual family tree landmark of 1837, when birth, marriage and death registration were made mandatory, to allow the reader to trace their ancestors back to Tudor times.

Much more detailed than the previous tie-ins, this book will explore the history which led to the dispersion of the population, it will look at local genealogy and connect the history of Britain with the people who lived during the times and the records they left. Whether your 17th-century ancestor was a merchant seamen listed on the muster rolls, or of a trade registered through the Livery guilds of Newcastle, Yorkshire or London; a midwife licensed by the church from medieval times (in case they had to baptise a sick baby at birth); an alehouse owner (victualler) who was licensed from the 1500s onwards; or an afro-Caribbean immigrant from the 1700s, this book fills the gaps in your family tree and gives you the resources to search out your medieval ancestors.

This book is a guide to tracing your family tree back for six centuries, into the time of Tudor kings and peasant uprisings, through a fascinating array of historical resources.It is also a fascinating social history of the peoples of the United Kingdom and how they were shaped by the events of their times.

(Publishers Price £17.99)

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Marriages and Certificates in England & Wales

by Barbara Dixon

A concise but extremely informative booklet which has impressed our reviewers with its straight forward approach to understanding the information on marriage certicates as far back as 1538. By far the largest section of this book covers marriages after 1837 and details the information found in each column of the certificate.

Published 2000, Paperback, 44 pages.

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Ref: DMCEW

Price: £4.50

Birth and Death Certificates

by Barbara Dixon

An excellent booklet to guide you through the information which is often on a birth or death certificate. Importantly it explains why information might be missing or how to interpret what is there to guide you towards finding other ancestors.
Published 1999, Paperback, 40 pages.

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Ref: DBDC

Price: £4.50

Medals: The Researcher's Guide

by William Spencer

The authoritative guide by The National Archives' renowned medal expert and best-selling author, covering military and civil awards, orders, decorations and medals - from 1793 to 1990.

This unique approach to researching medals focuses upon tracing individuals and actions through the medal roll. Ranging from Java to New Orleans, Copenhagen to Egypt, it explores both campaign and commemorative medals to show how the awards system helps research into an ancestor, regiment, medal or campaign.

Structured geographically for ease of use, the guide draws together information from the National Archives and the India Office, as well as associated records at the British Library. It advises on the best online access and places to visit, as well as strategies for extending research into sources such as the census and the War Diaries. Combining detailed descriptions - far fuller than those in online catalogues - with an insider’s knowledge on imminent record releases, this is the perfect, time-saving tool for family historians, military enthusiasts and collectors alike.

Ref: MRG

Price: £19.95

Family Photographs 1860-1945

by Robert Pols

If you've inherited a box of old photographs and you want help with dating them, then this book is for you. Family Photographs 1860-1945 has chapters on: dating and interpreting photographs, family records, preserving old photographs.

Did you know that a particular type of pose or background may help you date a photograph thus helping you decide if it is, John your grandfather or John your great grandfather!

Published 2002, Paperback 166 pages
Series: Public Record Office - Genealogists Guides

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Ref: FPRP

Price: £12.95

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