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 England & Wales  Genealogy & History Resources 
BOOK - The Huguenots: Their Settlement, Churches, and Industries in England and IrelandBy Samuel Smiles Originally published by Samuel Smiles, New York, 1868 This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton 2006 (CD 2010) This book chronicles the re-settlement of the Huguenots in England and Ireland. The migration was one of the most important movements of skilled workers and professionals out of mainland Europe due to religious persecution. There were two major movements of Huguenot. The first primarily included Flemish and French Protestants during the latter half of the sixteenth century. The second major migration happened during the final decades of the seventeenth century. ISBN: 1-894571-78-9 (Hardcover) More information
MAPS on CD - Old County Maps of England 1836
By Thomas Moule Originally published by By Thomas Moule, London, 1836 This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2012 (on CD) This new electronic media edition of Thomas Moule's Old County Maps of England 1836 faithfully reproduces the original detail and artistry of this fine cartographer. All 55 maps are reproduced in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format so that they can be viewed in all computer systems that support the popular Adobe standard. The map of England and Wales includes clearly marked boundaries of the English and Welsh counties. The individual county maps are very detailed including outlines of the Hundreds, and in some cases the Wapentakes and Liberties. All are beautifully decorated with inset views of releavant features of each county. More information
BOOK - In Search of the Red Dragon - The Welsh in Canada By Carol Bennett This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Carleton Place, 2022 Originally published by Juniper Books, Renfrew, 1985 In this book, Carol Bennett describes Welsh immigration and settlements, discusses the survival of the Welsh language and cultural institutions in Canada, and tells the story of a number of famous Canadians of Welsh extraction. This is a celebration of the Welsh people as part of the Canadian cultural mosiac. The Welsh in Canada have been generally disregarded by writers and historians. They came here in fewer numbers than other ethnic groups such as the Irish and the Scots, and as a result their contribution to Canadian life has been overlooked. Nevertheless, they have made a significant impact on this country, as politicians,journalists, artists and clergy. In Search of the Red Dragon: The Welsh in Canada, received the Ninnau award for its contribution to North American Welsh culture More information including Index
ATLAS on CD - Cary's New Map of England, Wales and part of Scotland, 1794 By John Cary. Originally published by John Cary, London 1794 This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton 2009 (on CD Rom) The original pages of the 1794 Cary's atlas have been digitized and archived as electonic images. View images on-screen or print for personal use. Maps can be enlarged for detailed viewing. The atlas includes a comprehensive index of English, Welsh and southern Scotland places as they were known in 1794. The index provides the page number where the full-colour map appears. Easy to use. Designed for PC & Mac (.pdf format). ISBN 978-1-897446-38-6 More information
BOOK - A Genealogists' Guide to Researching British Home Children By Gloria F. Tubman Published by Global Heritage Press, Ottawa, 2017 Thousands of British Home Children were resettled in Canada between the 1870s and 1939. The social and economic causes that percipitated the export of orphaned and destitute children to Canada was a product of the times -- the effects of the industrial revolution and a lack of an adequate social safety net being the largest contributors. The child migration initiative was supported by the governments on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. This book is a compilation of articles and columns that Tubman wrote in an effort to inform those who are interested in British Home Children movement, and to provide researchers with the information needed to research records of individual Home Children. Most of the articles were originally published in The Equity newspaper of Shawville, Quebec. The Quarrier Homes of Scotland article was published in Anglo Celtic Roots, the journal of the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa. All are reprinted in this volume with permission from the The Equity and Anglo Celtic Roots. ISBN 978-1-77240-075-5 More Information
BOOK - Great Canadian Expectations, The Middlemore Experience (British Home Childen)By Patricia Roberts-Pichette Published by Global Heritage Press, Ottawa, 2016 Over 100,000 neglected or homeless and often unwanted children from Britain were settled in Canada between 1869 and 1948 by more than 50 British juvenile emigration agencies. Because they came from an agency’s home in Britain to be settled from the agency’s distributing home in Canada, they were called home children. This is the history of one of those organizations, Middlemore Homes. This exceptional book is the result of fifteen years of research by the author and her volunteer collaborators. Unlimited access to all extant Middlemore files up to 1936, to contemporary reports, and the personal communications and meetings with Middlemore family members and descendants of Middlemore home children have given Dr. Roberts- Pichette a unique perspective on the work of the Middlemore agency and its homes. Her book explores government policy changes over the whole period of juvenile immigration and reveals the influence of eugenicists in helping end the juvenile immigration movement in Canada in general and Middlemore Homes in particular. It is essential reading for anyone wanting to understand the movement’s causes and evolution. ISBN 978-1-77240-046-5 More Information
BOOK - British Home Children: Their StoriesCompiled by the British Isles Family History Society of Ottawa (BIFHSGO) Published by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2010 British Home Children were those who were admitted into a Philanthropic Home, Union Workhouse or Industrial School between 1869 and 1948, from families that had suffered a great tragedy or were dysfunctional. A great many of these children were then brought to Canada where they were received into a Distributing Home for settlement as farm labourers and domestics. To commemorate The Year of the British Home Child, BIFHSGO has assembled a collection of stories prepared by the researchers about the lives of some of these these children — their ancestors — that demonstrate the strength of character, sense of purpose and good humour that enabled them to overcome adversity and contribute a positive and lasting legacy to their new country. ISBN 978-1-926797-47-2 (Softcover) More information
NEWSLETTERS - The J. W. C. Fegan British Home Children Newsletter Collection 1877 and 1920
By J. W. C. Fegan, W.Y. Fullerton, D.D., etal Published by Global Heritage Press, Milton, 2013 The J. W. C. Fegan British Home Children Collection CD includes digitized copies of ALL surviving Fegan Homes newsletters that were published between 1877 and 1920. More than 1532 searchable pages in total. The newsletters include much information about specific home children during their time in Fegan's care and after they became "old boys" as well as lots of pictures of individuals and groups. This collection is essential to everyone with an interest in the Fegan Homes in particular or the British Home Children movement in general. The narratives also shine a light on the human cost of the industrial revolution and J.W.C. Fegan's efforts to deal with its side effects. Similarly, this is a fine reference for those who seek insights into conditions and norms in rural and urban Canada that encouraged importation of indentured children during this time period. ISBN 978-1-926797-76-2 (CD Edition) More information
BOOK - J. W. C. Fegan, A TributeBy W. Y. Fullerton, D.D. Originally published in England, 1913 This edition published by Global Heritage Press, Milton 2003 New Forword by Douglas V. Fry, Fawne Startford-Devai (2003) New introduction by Marj Kohli (2003) The life of James William Condell Fegan is presented by W. Y. Fullerton. It tells the tale of a man who devoted his life to helping the poor in general, and the home children in particular. ISBN 1-894378-89-X More information
BOOK - Tracing Your House History, A Guide For Family & Local Historians By Gill Blanchard Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK Anyone who wants to find out about the history of their house or the homes of their ancestors – 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 shows you how to trace the history of your house or flat, how to gain an insight into the lives of the people who lived in it before you, and how to fit it into the wider history of your neighbourhood. More Information
BOOK - Tracing Your Insolvent Ancestors, A Guide For Family & Local Historians By Paul Blake Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK Debtors’ prisons are infamous but very little has been written about the records of those confined within them in London or elsewhere in the country. Even less has been written about the trials of those who were often incarcerated following misfortune or mismanagement rather than criminal intent. Paul Blake’s handbook is so useful for researchers who want to find out about forebears who may have been caught up in the insolvency system. In a series of information-filled chapters he covers the historical background to the handling of debt and debtors, and bankruptcy and bankrupts. In addition he describes the courts and procedures faced by both creditors and debtors, and the prisons where so many debtors were confined. More Information
BOOK - Family History for Beginners [United Kingdom] By Karen Foy Published by The History Press, Stroud (England), 2017 printing Dabbling in family history is a pastime anyone of any age can enjoy, but although it is guaranteed to get you hooked once you start, the massive proliferation of websites, magazines, and books in recent years can baffle the would-be genealogist to a standstill. This is an ideal introduction to the tools and processes of researching your past. It will teach you how to get the most information from living relatives, how to negotiate the vast quantities of census, data with ease, and the best way to store, catalogue, and present the information you discover. Family History for Beginners will also help you take your research to the next level, beyond the simple facts of birth, marriage, and death, with chapters on occupation, emigration, and military service. ISBN 978-0752458380 More Information
BOOK - Tracing Your Ancestors in Lunatic Asylums, A Guide For Family & Local Historians [England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales]By Michelle Higgs Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK Higgs concentrates on 18th century through to 1948 when the National Health Service was founded and looks in particular at the Victorian era which is the most popular period for research. Using original records, contemporary accounts, photographs, illustrations and case studies of real individuals, she brings the story of the asylums and their patients to life. Different types of institution are described such as private madhouses, county lunatic asylums, facilities for idiots and imbeciles, and military mental hospitals. There are sections on Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales. Information is provided on all the relevant sources, from wills and the census to casebooks and admission and discharge registers. More Information
BOOK - Tracing Your Twentieth-Century Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians United KingdomBy Karen Bali Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK The recent past is so often neglected when people research their family history, yet it can be one of the most rewarding periods to explore, and so much fascinating evidence is available. The rush of events over the last century and the rapid changes that have taken place in every aspect of life have been dramatic, and the lives of family members of only a generation or two ago may already appear remote. That is why Karen Bali’s informative and accessible guide to investigating your immediate ancestors is essential reading, and a handy reference for anyone who is trying to trace them or discover the background to their lives. In a sequence of concise, fact-filled chapters she looks back over the key events of the twentieth century and identifies the sources that can give researchers an insight into the personal stories of individuals who lived through it. She explains census and civil records, particularly those of the early twentieth century, and advises readers on the best way to get relevant information from directories and registers as well as wills and other personal documents. ISBN 9781783831036 More Information
BOOK - Tracing Your Welsh Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians By Beryl Evans Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK Few previous publications have focused on Welsh family history, and none have provided a comprehensive guide to the genealogical information available and where to find it. That is why the publication of Beryl Evans's new Welsh family history handbook is such a significant event in the field. Her detailed, accessible, authoritative guide will be essential reading and reference for anyone who is eager to research ancestors from Wales. She describes the key archival sources and shows how the development of new technology, the internet in particular, has made them so much easier to explore. Drawing on her long experience of family history work, she gives clear practical advice on how to start a research project, and she sketches in the outlines of Welsh history, Welsh surnames and place-names and the Welsh language. ISBN 9781848843592 More Information
BOOK - Tracing Your Church of England Ancestors, A Guide for Family and Local Historians [United Kingdom]By Stuart Raymond Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK, 2017 In his latest handbook on the records of the major Christian religions, Stuart Raymond focuses on the Church of England. He identifies the available sources, comments on their strengths and weaknesses and explains how to make the best use of them. The history of the Church of England is covered, from the Reformation in the mid-sixteenth century until the present day. Anyone who has a family connection with the Church of England or a special interest in the local history of the church will find his book to be a mine of practical information and an essential aid for their research. A sequence of short, accessible chapters gives an insight into the relevant records and demonstrates how much fascinating genealogical information can be gleaned from them. After providing a brief history of the Church of England, and a description of its organization, Stuart Raymond explores the wide range of records that researchers can consult. Among them are parish registers, bishops transcripts, marriage licences, churchwardens accounts, vestry minutes, church magazines, tithe records and the records of the ecclesiastical courts and Anglican charities and missions. A wealth of research material is available and this book is the perfect introduction to it. ISBN 9781473890640 More Information
BOOK - Tracing Villains and Their Victims, A Guide to Criminal Ancestors for Family Historians [United Kingdom]By Dr Jonathan Oates Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK, 2017 In this practical handbook Jonathan Oates introduces the fascinating subject of criminal history and he gives readers all the information they need to investigate the life stories of criminals and their victims. He traces the development of the justice system and policing, and gives an insight into the criminal world of the times and the individuals who populated it. He guides readers towards the national and local sources that researchers can consult the libraries, archives, books and internet sites that reveal so much about the criminal past. Sections focus on the criminal courts, trial records, the police and police reports, and on punishments transportation, execution and prison sentences. Details of the most useful and rewarding sources are provided, among them national and local newspapers, books, the Newgate Calendar, coroners records, photographs, diaries, letters, monuments and the many internet sites which can open up for researchers the criminal side of history. Tracing Villains and Their Victims is essential reading and reference for anyone who seeks to trace an ancestor who had a criminal record or was the victim of crime. ISBN 9781473892569 More Information
BOOK - Tracing Your Ancestors Through Local History Records, A Guide For Family Historians [United Kingdom]By Dr Jonathan Oates Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK, 2016 Family history should reveal more than facts and dates, lists of names and places – it should bring ancestors alive in the context of their times and the surroundings they knew – and research into local history records is one of the most rewarding ways of gaining this kind of insight into their world. That is why Jonathan Oates’s detailed introduction to these records is such a useful tool for anyone who is trying to piece together a portrait of family members from the past. In a series of concise and informative chapters he looks at the origins and importance of local history from the sixteenth century onwards and at the principal archives – national and local, those kept by government, councils, boroughs, museums, parishes, schools and clubs. He also explains how books, photographs and other illustrations, newspapers, maps, directories, and a range of other resources can be accessed and interpreted and how they can help to fill a gap in your knowledge.. ISBN 9781473838024 More Information
BOOK - Tracing History Through Title Deeds, A Guide for Family and Local Historians [United Kingdom]By Dr. Nat Alcock Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK, 2017 Property title deeds are perhaps the most numerous sources of historical evidence but also one of the most neglected. While the information any one deed contains can often be reduced to a few lines, it can be of critical importance for family and local historians. Nat Alcock's handbook aims to help the growing army of enthusiastic researchers to use the evidence of these documents, without burying them in legal technicalities. It also reveals how fascinating and rewarding they can be once their history, language and purpose are understood. A sequence of concise, accessible chapters explains why they are so useful, where they can be found and how the evidence they provide can be extracted and applied. Family historians will find that Title Deeds reveal family, social and financial relationships and local historians can discover from them so much about land ownership, field and place names, the history of buildings and the expansion of towns and cities. They also bring our ancestors into view in the fullness of life, not just at birth, marriage and death, and provide more rounded pictures of the members of a family tree. ISBN 9781526703453 More Information
BOOK - Tracing Your Kent Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians [England]By David Wright Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK, 2016 Genealogically and historically, Kent is an important maritime county which has played a prime defensive role in English history. It is large and diverse and replete with great houses, castles and other family homes, many with their own archives. It is also a fascinating area of research for family and local historians, and David Wright’s handbook is the perfect guide to it. For thirty-five years Wright has been working with the various Kent archives, and his extensive experience means he is uniquely well placed to introduce them to other researchers and show how they can be used. He summarizes the many different classes of Kent records, both national and local. For the first time he draws together the best of modern indexing and cataloguing along with other long-established sources to produce a balanced and up-to-date overview of Kentish genealogical sources – where to find them, their contents and utility to researchers. ISBN 9781473833456 More Information
BOOK - Tracing Your Leeds Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians [England]By Rachel Bellerby Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK, 2015 Explore the lives of your ancestors in the 'city of 1,000 trades' in this family and local history guide, dedicated to the city of Leeds. Learn how to find out more about the streets where your ancestors lived, where they would have gone to school and church and chapel, how they'd have spent their leisure time, what life would have been like for immigrants in the city, and discover more about the different trades in which your family members were involved. Leeds is home to many different archives and collections, from records of major companies such as Joshua Tetley & Sons, Burtons Tailors and Marks & Spencers, to street plans, photo collections and records of theatres and football clubs. Rachel Bellerby's handbook shows you how to get started with your research, building up an intriguing and colourful record of the city that your ancestors called home. It is an essential guide for anyone living in Leeds or with family connections to the city. ISBN 9781473828001 More Information
BOOK - Tracing Your Birmingham Ancestors, A Guide for Family and Local Historians By Michael Sharpe Published by Pen and Sword, Barnsley, 2015 Birmingham, the cradle of the industrial revolution and the world's first manufacturing town, is an important focus for many family historians who will find that their trail leads through it. Rural migrants, Quakers, Jews, Irish, Italians, and more recently people from the Caribbean, South-Asia and China have all made Birmingham their home. This vibrant history is reflected in the city's rich collections of records, and Michael Sharpe's handbook is the ideal guide to them. He introduces readers to the wealth of information available, providing an essential guide for anyone researching the history of the city or the life of an individual ancestor. His work addresses novices and experienced researchers alike and offers a compendium of sources from legal and ecclesiastical archives, to the records of local government, employers, institutions, clubs, societies and schools. Accessible, informative and extensively referenced, it is the perfect companion for research in Britain's second city. ISBN 9781473833449 More Information
BOOK - Tracing Your Ancestors' Parish Records, A Guide For Family Historians [English and Welsh]By Stuart A. Raymond Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK, 2015 This is a comprehensibve and detailed introduction to English and Welsh Parish Records. Parish records are essential sources for family and local historians, and Stuart Raymond's handbook is an invaluable guide to them. In a concise, easy-to-follow text he describes where these important records can be found and demonstrates how they can be used. Records relating to the poor laws, apprentices, the church, tithes, enclosures and charities are all covered. Compelling insights into individual lives and communities in the past can be gleaned from them, and they are especially useful when they are combined with other major sources, such as the census. Your Ancestors' Parish Records is an excellent book that all family and local historians who are researching UK records should have on their shelf. ISBN 9781783030446 More Information
BOOK - Marriage Law for Genealogists - The Definitive Guide [England and Wales]By Rebecca Probert Published by Takeaway Publishing, Kenilworth UK, 2012 [2014 printing] The indispensable guide for all family historians tracing the marriages of their English and Welsh ancestors between 1600 and the twentieth century is back in print! Based upon years of painstaking primary research, including new studies of thousands of couples, this book explains clearly and concisely why, how, when and where people in past centuries married. Family historians just starting out will find advice on where ‘missing’ marriages are most likely to be found, while those who are already well advanced in tracing their family tree will be able to interpret their discoveries to better understand their ancestors’ motivations. How, for example, should we interpret our ancestors’ decisions to marry in a particular form or place, or at a particular time? Did their choices make them exceptional or normal for their day? Might their marriages have been bigamous, clandestine, or void? Or might they have conscientiously followed the rules set down by Church and State? Professor Rebecca Probert explains the mistakes and confusion found in most genealogical guides, and thoroughly rewrites how family historians should understand their ancestors’ lives in this most personal and universal of areas. ISBN 978-0-95638471-3 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Ancestors' Childhood, A Guide For Family Historians [England & Wales]By Sue Wilkes Published by Pen and Sword Books, Barnsley UK, 2013 Every family historian has child ancestors, and childhood experiences and records are an essential aspect of research into a past life. That is why Sue Wilkes’s detailed and accessible handbook is such a useful guide for anyone who is trying to find out about the early years of their forbears. In Tracing Your Ancestors’ Childhood she explores the history of childhood and education and brings together information about relevant records and archives into one handy reference guide. She outlines ancestors’ childhood experiences at home, school, work and in institutions, especially during Victorian times. ISBN 978-17815916-6-6 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Ancestors Using the Census, A Guide For Family Historians [UK & Ireland]By Emma Jolly Published by Pen and Sword Books, Barnsley UK, 2013 This guide to the census is detailed, accessible and authoritative, and it is one of the most comprehensive on the market. It has been written with the family historian in mind, and it is packed with advice on how to explore and get the most from the census records. As well as describing the modern censuses, it provides information on the less-known censuses dating from before 1841, and it covers the records of all the constituent parts of the British Isles. It is an essential introduction and tool for anyone who is researching the life and times of an ancestor. ISBN 978-1-7815906-1-4 More information
BOOK - How Our Ancestors Died, A Guide for Family Historians [England - West Midlands] By Michael Pearson Published by Pen and Sword, Yorkshire, 2013 (04 April) In addition to describing causes of death and setting them in the context of the times, his book shows readers how to find and interpret patient records, death certificates and other documents in order to gain an accurate impression of how their ancestors died. ISBN 9781781590386 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Aristocratic Ancestors, A Guide for Family HistoriansBy Anthony Adolph Published by Pen and Sword, Barnsley UK, 2013 Do you believe you are descended from the aristocracy, or even from royalty? Or do you have a line of descent from a blue-blooded family, but want to know more? How far back do noble and royal lines go? How do coats of arms work, and how can heraldic records tell you more? How can genetics help you find your aristocratic origins? In Tracing Your Aristocratic Ancestors leading British genealogist Anthony Adolph explains how to decode family stories, to find the truth and prove your descent from blue-blooded forebears. His book shows you how to expand your aristocratic pedigree sideways and backwards, incorporating heraldic records and printed pedigrees such as those in Burke’s Peerage. In a series of concise, fact-filled chapters he explains how to find out about and prove aristocratic ancestry, defines who is blue-blooded, and describes all the sources that researchers can use to explore this fascinating subject. ISBN 9781781591642 More information
BOOK - My Ancestor was a Gentleman, A guide to sources for family historians [English & Welsh] By Stuart A. Raymond Published by Society of Genealogists, London UK, 2012 Focusing on the English and Welsh gentry, this book will explain the various techniques and sources available for tracing your gentleman ancestors, as well as placing them in their historical context. Records covered include title deeds, Heraldic records and taxation records. ISBN 978-1-907199-16-5 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Black Country Ancestors, A guide for family historians [England - West Midlands] By Michael Pearson Published by Pen and Sword, Yorkshire, 2012 As well as retelling the fascinating story of the development of the Black Country, the author introduces the reader to the variety of records that are available for genealogical research, from legal and ecclesiastical archives, birth and death certificates to the records of local government, employers, institutions, clubs, societies and schools. ISBN 9781844159130 More information
RESEARCH AID - English Genealogy ResearchBy Paul Milner Published by Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 2011 Looking out over several centuries this research guide provides a broad outline of English genealogy—from ancient manuscript sources to modern digital records. With a few deft strokes it gives a quick overview of the facts you need to know to proceed with your English research. In less than a handful of pages (specially laminated for heavy use), it gives you as much useful information in the space allotted as you’ll ever need. And it is so concise it can be read in just a few moments—virtually at a glance! ISBN 9780806318875 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Yorkshire Ancestors By Rachel Bellerby Published by Pen and Sword Books, South Yorkshire, 2006 Though family history researchers can find many vital records and census online, far more records are not available online, but can be found in Yorkshire's many superb museums and archives. If you want to find out about your Yorkshire ancestors, you can visit the many unusual and fascinating archives in England's largest county. As well as tracing when your ancestors were born, married and died, you can explore how they lived, how they spent their leisure time and what their home life was like. Rachel Bellerby's invaluable guide will introduce you to places that hold a wealth of information about Yorkshire's past, and the records you find in these archives will bring your research to life. ISBN 9781844154685 (softcover) More information
BOOK - Discovering Yorkshire's History, A Guide to Places and People [England] By Len Markham. Over 150 evocative sites are described and illustrated in this invaluable handbook to the intense, sometimes bizarre and always revealing history of Yorkshire. Beyond being an interesting history of Yorkshire, this book would serve as a terrific guide for those travelling to Yorkshire to walk in the footsteps of their ancestors. More information
BOOK - Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors, A Guide For Family HistoriansBy Emma Jolly Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK (Mar. 5, 2012) Emma Jolly looks at every aspect of British Indian history and at all the relevant resources. She explains the information held in the British Library India Office Records and The National Archives. She also covers the records of the armed forces, the civil service and the railways, as well as religious and probate records, and other sources available for researchers. At the same time, she provides a concise and vivid social history of the British in India. ISBN 9781848845732 (softcover) More information
BOOK - The Wills of Our Ancestors, A Guide For Family & Local Historians [UK, Ireland, Channel Islands]By Stuart A. Raymond Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK, 2012 Wills expert Stuart Raymond traces the history and purpose of probate records and guides readers through the many pitfalls and possibilities these fascinating documents present. He describes the process of probate, gives a detailed account of the content of the various different types of record, and advises readers on how they can be used to throw light into the past. They offer factual evidence that no genealogist or local historian can afford to ignore. In addition to covering probate records in England and Wales, he includes the Channel Islands, Ireland, the Isle of Man and Scotland. ISBN 9781848847859 More information
BOOK - My Ancestors were Londoners, A guide to sources for family historians - 6th Edition [UK] By Cliff Webb Published by Society of Genealogists, London UK, 2010 New edition of this popular title enables the reader to trace ancestors who lived and worked in London. A large proportion of our population has always lived in the London area and most genealogists will stumble across a Londoner in their research sooner or later! ISBN 978-1-903462-61-4 More information
BOOK - My Ancestor was a Mormon, A guide to sources for family historians [UK, Europe] By Ian Waller Published by Society of Genealogists, London UK, 2012 Most of the early Mormon pioneers who emigrated to the USA were of British origin and this books seeks to guide researchers in finding Mormon ancestors in the UK and Europe. As well as an overview of the history and growth of the LDS church, the book contains a comprehensive guide to Mormon records in both Britain and The United States. ISBN 978-1-907199-11-0 More information
BOOK - My Ancestor Was a Bastard, A guide to sources for illegitimacy in England and WalesBy Ruth Paley Published by Society of Genealogists, London UK, 2011 [Revised] This book provides an introduction to the world of the unmarried mother and her child and discusses how best to formulate a research strategy. It describes available sources: where to find them, how to use them and what information they contain. Includes a directory of useful websites and a useful glossary for 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. ISBN 978-1-903462-78-2 More information
BOOK - My Ancestors Were Jewish By Dr. Anthony Joseph Published by Society of Genealogists, London UK, 2008 [fourth edition] This comprehensive guide to tracing Jewish ancestors in the UK also includes a chapter on researching Jewish ancestry abroad. Fourth Edition 2008 ISBN More information
BOOK - My Ancestors were Gypsies, A guide to sources for family historians - 3rd Edition [UK] By Sharon Sillers Floate Published by Society of Genealogists, London UK, 2010 A fully revised new edition of the definitive guide to tracing Gypsy ancestors. "Invaluable to all those who have encountered gypsy 'brick walls' " - Family Tree Magazine. ISBN 978-1-85951-401-6 More information
BOOK - My Ancestor was a Studio Photographer, A guide to sources for family historians [UK] By Robert Pols Published by Society of Genealogists, London UK, 2011 A guide to tracing the career and work of ancestors who worked in commercial studio photography. This book also demonstrates how you may be able to trace surviving examples of your ancestor's work. ISBN 978-1-907199-06-6 More information
BOOK - My Ancestors were Congregationalists, A guide to sources for family historians [UK] By David J. H. Clifford Published by Society of Genealogists, London UK, 1997 Following a useful introduction this book comprises a location list by county of Independent and Congregationalist registers to 1850. Many exist outside the Public Record Office. Details of chapels where no registers have been located are also included. More information
BOOK - My Ancestors were English Presbyterians or Unitarians, A guide to sources for family historians [UK] By Alan Ruston Published by Society of Genealogists, London UK, 2001 This booklet provides an outline history of the movement and the registers and other records of especial use to genealogists. There is a detailed location list covering Great Britain. More information
BOOK - Sheffield Workhouse [England]By Michelle Higgs Published by The History Press, Gloucestershire, UK (2011) The records of the Sheffield Workhouse were destroyed in the bombing of Sheffield during the Second World War. However, using archive material, newspaper reports and the remaining Guardians’ minutes from 1890, this book reveals the full story of this feared local institution. Concentrating on the fascinating history of Sheffield’s main workhouse, which moved from West Bar to Kelham Street and then to Fir Vale, as well as on the strange and wonderful history of the city’s workhouse schools and farms, Sheffield Workhouse will captivate residents and visitors alike. ISBN 9780752459639 (Softcover) More information
BOOK - Workhouses Of The Midlands [England]By Peter Higginbotham Published by The History Press, Gloucestershire, UK (2007) Many former workhouse buildings have vanished; the survivors, ironically, have often been converted into luxurious houses and flats, and their original purpose forgotten. Yet the memory of the nightmarish austerity of the workhouses, as well as the inmates who lived and laboured there, has never faded. Featuring more than 100 evocative images of workhouses from across the Midlands, from Derbyshire all the way through to Oxfordshire, this book provides a rare pictorial record of both. With section providing detailed histories of the establishment in each area, this book illustrates almost every facet of the evolution of the workhouse in The Midlands. ISBN 9780752444888 (Softcover) More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Channel Islands Ancestors, A Guide for Family HistoriansBy Marie-Louise Backhurst Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK, 2011 This authoritative and easy-to-use guide to these collections, and the author’s advice on how to use them and get the most out of them, will be invaluable to anyone who is trying to find out about the life and experience of an ancestor who lived in the Channel Islands or was connected with them. This book will equally be essential reading and reference for anyone who wants to explore the history of the Channel Islands. ISBN: 9781848843721 (Softcover) More information
BOOK - Tracing Your London Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians (London, UK)By Dr. Jonathan Oates Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK (2011) A series of short, information-packed chapters describes the principal record offices, archives, libraries and other sources researchers can go to, and shows how Londoners can be tracked through censuses, registers and directories over the last 500 years. Oates then explores key aspects of London’s history from a family historian’s point of view. Crime, religion and education - and the body of evidence associated with them - are covered, as is the historical trail left by taxation, health, welfare, work and business. He looks also at the military and wartime records available in the city, and at the records of immigrant communities who have had such a notable impact on the development of the capital. Each section introduces the reader to the relevant sources, indicates where they can be found, and offers essential advice on how this information can be used to piece together the lives of distant and not-so-distant relatives. ISBN 9781848841307 (Softcover) More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Shipbuilding Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians [UK]By Anthony Burton Mike Anthony Burton's concise and informative guide to British shipbuilding will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or find out about the life of a shipbuilder and his family. This practical handbook will be an invaluable guide for family and local historians and for readers with a more general interest in shipbuilding. It introduces the variety of national and local records that are available for genealogical research and considers the many other resources that can yield fascinating information about the industry and those who worked in it. ISBN: 1848840969 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Labour Movement Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians [UK]By Mark Crail If you want to find out about the life of an ancestor who was active in the labour movement or was a union member, this handbook will be a fascinating introduction to the subject. Mark Crail provides a graphic and authoritative account of the history of the labour movement in Britain from the early nineteenth century to the modern day. At the same time he describes in detail the various books, museums, archives, websites and other resources that researchers can use to explore labour history for themselves and to uncover the careers and experience of their ancestors. A mass of information is available relating to individuals and to labour history in general, and this handbook is an invaluable guide to it. ISBN: 1848840594 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Fishing and Fishermen Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians [in United Kingdom] By Martin Wilcox Martin Wilcox's concise and informative guide to the fishing industry will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or find out about the life a fisherman and his family. The themes and issues that family and local historians will need to understand in order to pursue their research are a key part of the study. The author introduces the reader to the variety of national and local records that are available for genealogical research and considers the many other resources that can yield fascinating information about the industry and those who worked in it. ISBN 184415988-4 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Medical Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians (United Kingdom)By Michelle Higgs Published by Pen and Sword Books, S. Yorkshire, UK (2011) The medical profession occupied an extraordinary range of individuals - surgeons, doctors, nurses and specialists of all kinds. Yet, despite burgeoning interest in all aspects of history and ancestry, medicine has rarely been considered from the point of view of a family historian. Assuming the reader has little prior knowledge of how or where to look for such information, Higgs traces the development of medical practice and patient care. She describes how attitudes to illnesses and disease have changed over time. In particular, she looks at the parts played in the system by doctors and nurses - at their role, training and places of work and she also looks at the patients and their experience of medicine in their day. Each section identifies the archives and records that the family historian can turn to, and discusses other potential sources including the Internet. ISBN 9781848842779 (Softcover) More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians (UK)By Stephan 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. Graphic case studies featuring each type of crime are included, dating from the Georgian period up until the present day. Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors is essential reading for anyone who wishes to explore the criminal past and seeks to trace an ancestor who had a criminal record. ISBN 9781848840577 (softcover) More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Textile Ancestors, A Guide For Family Historians [in United Kingdom]By: Vivian Teesdale Vivien Teasdale's concise and informative guide to the textile industry will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or to research the career of an ancestor who was a textile worker. In a clear and accessible way she takes readers through the technical, economic and social aspects of the story. She gives a graphic account of the extraordinary growth of the industry in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and of its decline in the twentieth. In the process she covers the themes and issues that family and local historians will need to understand in order to pursue their research. ISBN 184415870-5 More information
BOOK - My Ancestor Was A Woman At WarBy Emma Jolly Published by Society of Genealogists, London, UK, 2014 This book aims to explore the wide range of roles undertaken by women during wartime. A useful aid in tracing a female ancestors military career, the book also considers wider research into the role of women at war, with a particular emphasis on the Victorian era and the First and Second World Wars. With numerous fascinating case studies, and a very useful guide to available records and sources, this book is an essential read for any family historian with a female military ancestor or indeed an interest in military history. ISBN 978-1907199-18-9 More information
BOOK - Tracing Your Second World War Ancestors [UK], A Guide For Family Historians By Phil Tomaselli Published by Pen and Sword Books, Barnsley UK, 2011 More records than ever are available to researchers whose relatives served during the war. And this new book by Phil Tomaselli is the perfect guide to how to locate and understand these sources – and get the most out of them. He explains how, and from where, service records can be obtained, using real examples showing what they look like and how to interpret them. He also examines records of the military units relatives might have served in so their careers can be followed in graphic detail. The three armed services are covered, along with the merchant navy, the Home Guard, civilian services, prisoners of war, gallantry and campaign medals, casualties, women’s services and obscure wartime organizations. ISBN 184884288-0 (softcover) More information
BOOK - Tracing Your [British] Secret Service AncestorsBy Phil Tomaselli Published by Pen and Sword Books, Barnsley UK, 2009 Did you have a spy in the family, an ancestor who was involved in espionage at home or abroad? If you have ever had any suspicions about the secret activities of your relatives, or are curious about the long hidden history of Britain's secret services and those who served in them, this is the book for you. Phil Tomaselli's fascinating guide to over 200 years of British spies and spying takes the reader on a journey through the twilight world of the secret intelligence organizations Britain has run since the time of the French Revolution to the modern day, and it shows where their records can be found. ISBN 9781844159871 (softcover) More information
BOOK - Tracing Your [British] Royal Marine Ancestors, A Guide for Family HistoriansBy Richard Brooks & Matthew Little Published by Pen and Sword Books, Barnsley UK, 2008 Whether you are interested in the career of an individual Royal Marine or just want to know more about the part played by the Marines in a particular battle or campaign, this book will point you in the right direction. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of the Royal Marines, their history or organization, Richard Brooks and Matthew Little explain which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help you in your research. ISBN 978-1844158690 (softcover) More information
BOOK - Through So Many Dangers: The Memoirs and Adventures of Robert Kirk, Late of the Royal Highland Regiment [British Army]Edited by Ian M. McCulloch & Timothy J. Todish Introduction: Stephen Brumwell; Artwork: Robert Griffing Published by Robins Brass Studio, Montreal, 2004 Robert Kirk (aka Kirkwood) served with the 42nd and 77th Highland Regiments during the Seven Years War of the 1750s and Pontiac’s Rebellion. From Niagara Falls to Newfoundland, from the Carolinas to the Mississippi, he covered some 5000 miles by foot, canoe, whaleboat and transport ship. By the time he returned home after ten years of “service truly critical,” our roguish hero had been captured and adopted by the Shawnee Indians. He became an accomplished marksman, hunter and tracker, proficient in the use of canoes, snowshoes and tumplines. Robert Kirk's memoirs, reprinted here for the first time since 1775, bring his exciting story to life. A riveting read for those who are interested in the period. ISBN 978-1-55488-864-1 (Softcover) More information
BOOK - Dragon Rampant, The Royal Welch Fusiliers at WarBy Donald E. Graves Published by Pen and Sword Books, UK, 2010 This is the story of the 23rd Regiment of Foot – the famous Royal Welch Fusiliers – and this is their story during the tumultuous and bloody period of the wars with France between 1793 and 1815. Based on rare personal memoirs and correspondence and new research, this compelling book offers fresh insight into the evolution of the British Army. The men of the Royal Welch Fusiliers come alive as Graves tracks them across three continents, joining them in major battles and minor skirmishes, surviving shipwrecks and disease. This is a book that will appeal to all those interested in the Napoleonic wars, contemporary tactics and the meaning and the cost of courage. ISBN 9781848325517 (Hardcover) More information
BOOK - Tracing British Battalions on the Somme By: Ray Westlake Almost a century has passed since the Battle of the Somme was fought, yet interest in this, the bloodiest battle of the First World War, has never waned. Ray Westlake has collated all the information so painstakingly gathered, to produce a comprehensive compendium of the exact movements of every battalion involved in the battle. This book is invaluable not only to researchers but to all those visiting the battlefield and anxious to trace the movements of their forbears who served in the British battalions. ISBN 184415885-3 More information
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