Family History and Local History in England
Title | Family History and Local History in England PDF eBook |
Author | David Hey |
Publisher | London ; New York : Longman |
Total Pages | 306 |
Release | 1987 |
Genre | History |
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This is a book for those thousands of family historians who have already made some progress in tracing their family tree and have become interested in the places where their ancestors lived, worked and raised children. It emphasises the diversity and extraordinary complexity of the rural and urban communities in provincial England even before the great changes associated with the Industrial Revolution.
Family History and Local History in England
Title | Family History and Local History in England PDF eBook |
Author | David Hey |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 276 |
Release | 1987 |
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Family History and Local History in England
Title | Family History and Local History in England PDF eBook |
Author | D. Hey |
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Total Pages | |
Release | 1990-01-01 |
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ISBN | 9780785563068 |
The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History
Title | The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History PDF eBook |
Author | David Hey |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | 704 |
Release | 2010-02-25 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 0191044938 |
The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History is the most authoritative guide available to all things associated with the family and local history of the British Isles. It provides practical and contextual information for anyone enquiring into their English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh origins and for anyone working in genealogical research, or the social history of the British Isles. This fully revised and updated edition contains over 2,000 entries from adoption to World War records. Recommended web links for many entries are accessed and updated via the Family and Local History companion website. This edition provides guidance on how to research your family tree using the internet and details the full range of online resources available. Newly structured for ease of use, thematic articles are followed by the A-Z dictionary and detailed appendices, which includefurther reading. New articles for this edition are: A Guide for Beginners, Links between British and American Families, Black and Asian Family History, and an extended feature on Names. With handy research tips, a full background to the social history of communities and individuals, and an updated appendix listing all national and local record offices with their contact details, this is an essential reference work for anyone wanting advice on how to approach genealogical research, as well as a fascinating read for anyone interested in the past.
Understanding Documents for Genealogy and Local History
Title | Understanding Documents for Genealogy and Local History PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Durie |
Publisher | History Press |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780752464640 |
Once genealogists and local historians have learned everything they can from internet sources, the next step is reading and understanding older documents. The author details how to find and comprehend documents in England, Wales and Scotland from 1560 to 1860. These can be hard to find, are often written in challenging handwriting and use Latin, antiquated English or Scots.
Family History and Local History in England
Title | Family History and Local History in England PDF eBook |
Author | David Hey |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 293 |
Release | 2014-01-14 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317870565 |
This is a book for those thousands of family historians who have already made some progress in tracing their family tree and have become interested in the places where their ancestors lived, worked and raised children. It emphasises the diversity and extraordinary complexity of the rural and urban communities in provincial England even before the great changes associated with the Industrial Revolution.
Microhistories
Title | Microhistories PDF eBook |
Author | Barry Reay |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 322 |
Release | 2002-11-07 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521892223 |
This 1996 book uses a local study to explore some of the more significant societal changes of the modern western world.