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A Latin Glossary for Family & Local Historians
Janet Morris’s A to Z listing of Latin words we are likely to come across, along with their translation
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An introduction to... Friendly Society Records
An introduction to... Friendly Society Records
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Basic Facts about... Lunatics in England and Wales for Family Historians
Pamela Faithfull
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Basic Facts about using Education Records
Colin R Chapman
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Coroners' Records in England and Wales
This guide is an attempt to itemise all extant coroner's records in England and Wales which are now in public repositories. It is intended not only for genealogists, but also for a number of other potential users of these records, such as historians, archivists, sociologists, criminologists, police, and for the coroners themselves, who are not always aware of the records which their offices have generated over time. Although there are special rules concerning access to records less than 75 years old, and material in some areas is regularly being destroyed once it is over 15 years old, a wealth of information may still be available
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Catholic Family History: a Bibliography of General Sources
Obtained from printed sources and private papers plus hints on how and where to find Catholic ancestors
Published by Michael Gandy
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Catholic Family History: a Bibliography of Local Sources
Also gleaned from printed sources and private papers, with county-by- county sources
Published by Michael Gandy
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Catholic Family History: a Bibliography for Wales
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Catholic Family History: a Bibliography for Scotland
Published by Michael Gandy
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Catholic Missions and Registers 1700 - 1880. Vol 1: London & the Home Counties (Revised edition)
Published by Michael Gandy
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Catholic Missions and Registers 1700 - 1880. Vol 2: The Midlands & East Anglia
Published by Michael Gandy
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Catholic Missions and Registers 1700 - 1880. Vol 3: Wales & the West of England
Published by Michael Gandy
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Catholic Missions and Registers 1700 - 1880. Vol 4: North East England
Published by Michael Gandy
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Catholic Missions and Registers 1700 - 1880. Vol 5: North West England (Revised edition)
Published by Michael Gandy
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Catholic Missions and Registers 1700 - 1880. Vol 6: Scotland
Published by Michael Gandy
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Census Copies and Indexes in the Library of the Society of Genealogists
Published by the Society of Genealogists. 118 pages
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Craftsmen and Tradesmen
Covers Apprenticeships, London Livery Companies and craft trades directories amongst others
A McLaughlin Guide
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Directories and Poll Books in the Library of the Society of Genealogists
6th Edition
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Ecclesiastical Courts, Officials & Records
Subtitled; Sin, Sex and Probate, this is a must for those who find the workings of the Ecclesiastical Courts something of a mystery
A Chapman Cameo publication
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Electoral Registers 1832-1948 and Burgess Rolls
With parliamentary reform of 1832, official Electoral Registers came into being. These were annual lists of names and addresses of those with the (property) right to vote, extended periodically to end with the universal adult suffrage we know today.
This new Guide to Electoral Registers completely replaces the similarly named Guide that last appeared in 1990.
The listing is now arranged, under county, by constituency, showing the boundary and name changes of 1885 and 1918, and concluding before those of 1948. This has cleared ambiguities in the earlier Guide. Of major importance is the inclusion of the vast British Library collection, previously omitted, and much expanded coverage of that of the National Library of Wales. Record Offices were circulated and extensive searches by archivists have clarified and extended details of holdings countrywide. Whilst since 1948 the British Library has a complete collection of these Registers for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for earlier periods, particularly before 1914, survival in much less comprehensive. This Guide brings together as far as possible information on all holdings of Registers, in contrast to the excellent British Library Guide to Parliamentary Constituencies (1998, new edition in preparation) and catalogues for other record offices and libraries, which are all confined just to their own collections.
Also included are Burgess Rolls of voters in Borough elections, often preceding 1832 and continuing into the twentieth century; and any similar-seeming lists.
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Family Feuds: An Introduction to Chancery Proceedings
Susan T Moore tells us how Chancery Proceedings help the family historian and how to research into the records
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How to Use the Bernau Index
Hilary Sharpe’s guide on an index containing Chancery Proceedings between 1714 and 1758, copies of which are contained in the library of the Society of Genealogists
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Illegitimacy
We all have some in our family trees and if you are lucky, you may find records that show who the mysterious fathers were
A McLaughlin Guide
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Immigrants and Aliens
The National Archives holds a wealth of records relating to immigration to these shores: lists of arrivals, naturalisation papers, records of religious dissenters and spies are among the key sources for those tracing individuals or communities who came to the UK from overseas. The guide also provides information on Moving Here, a major new website relating to the experience of Irish, Caribbean, Jewish and South Asian immigrants over the past two centuries.
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Irregular Marriages in London Before 1754
Tony Benton describes the thriving trade in illegal marriage before the Hardwicke Marriage Act of 1753. It could prove quite interesting to those with the odd mysterious missing marriage in their tree
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Latin for Local and Family Historians
Denis Stuart’s practical work on a subject few of us understand
Phillimore 130 pages hardback
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Law and Society
An introduction by Michelle Cale to sources for criminal and legal history from 1800 held in the National Archives
A National Archives publication 138 pages
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Local Census Listings 1522-1930; holdings in the British Isles.
Third edition with Mervyn Medlycot, 2001
A Gibson Guide published by the FFHS
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Local Newspapers 1750-1920 England & Wales, Channel Islands, Isle Of Man; a select location list
Second edition with Brett Langston and Brenda W Smith 2002
A Gibson Guide published by the FFHS
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Manorial Records Guide
Eve McLaughlin’s short and clear explanation of the system
A McLaughlin Guide
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Marriage Indexes for Family Historians
All family historians will know that the most elusive vital facts in their research are the marriages of their ancestors. This comes down to the simple matter that it has always been normal for the wedding to take place in the bride’s parish, but thereafter, of course, they live in that of the groom.
Genealogists have always recognised this problem, and a century ago Percival Boyd was probably the earliest to attempt a wide-ranging series of marriage indexes. Most of these were confined to individual counties, though he also initiated a miscellaneous index transcending county boundaries.
Since the advent of family history societies, marriage indexes have proliferated, and exist in some form for most if not all counties, at least in England and Wales.
The need for family historians to be aware of what marriage indexes are available has long been recognised in the Gibson Guides series, with the first appearing almost 20 years ago. There have been many editions since, some including Census Indexes and Specialist Indexes. Such is the growth of these finding aids that this new edition, the first for seven years, is once again confined just to Marriage Indexes (a new edition of Specialist Indexes will be published shortly). For the first time internet websites and email addresses are featured prominently.
Family historians will welcome the renewed availability of this essential Guide, now published by The Family History Partnership.
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Marriage Laws, Rites, Records & Customs
Another of Colin Chapman’s enlightening summarys on subjects that are important in family history research
A Chapman Cameo publication.
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My Ancestor came with the Conqueror
Another of Anthony Camp’s useful guides, subtitled: Those who did and some of those who probably did not. Worth buying if you suspect yours came with William.
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My Ancestor was an Agricultural Labourer
Most family trees contain an agricultural labourer somewhere and Ian Waller's book enables you to understand the social and economic context of their lives while outlining the various records available to research these ubiquitous ancestors.
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My Ancestor was an Anglican Clergyman
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My Ancestor was a Bastard
It is an unusual family tree that doesn’t contain a few of this class of ancestor, though they are not always well documented. However, Ruth Paley’s book gives the reader plenty of potentially useful sources
Published by the Society of Genealogists 90 pages
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My Ancestor was a Freemason
Learn more about this supposedly secret organisation.
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My Ancestor was a Lawyer
This book gives an overview of the legal profession in England and Wales and it's records. Chapters include lawyers and their societies, institutions and records, published records of lawyers, records of the courts and much more. There is also a section on lawyers in Scotland, Ireland and English lawyers overseas.
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My Ancestor was a Merchant Seaman
The new and heavily revised edition is some two thirds bigger than the first edition and is sure to become one of the `bibles` for family historians wanting to research ancient mariners. Packed full of places to search and the records that can be found in such record offices and archives, full listings of the same, their class and piece numbers, what to look for and where to find little known records.
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My Ancestor was a Policeman
Antony Shearman tells us how we can find out more about him
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My Ancestor Worked in the Theatre
This book provides a brief history of the theatre in Britain and identifies libraries and record repositories, etc. where research can be undertaken as well as examples of how Victorian showmen were successfully traced and researched. Contents include newspapers, playbills, biographies, fairs and circuses, music hall, sources in Ireland and Scotland, specialist archives and collections and more.
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My Ancestors were Baptists
A useful publication on a popular religion
Published by the Society of Genealogists. 136 pages
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My Ancestors were Congregationalists
Another useful publication on a specific religion
Published by the Society of Genealogists
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My Ancestors were English Presbyterians or Unitatians
In the late 17c the Presbyterians were the largest of the non-conforming groups, both in terms of numbers of members and chapels. So a great many of our ancestors would have been members of these congregations
By Alan Ruston Published by the Society of Genealogists
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My Ancestors were Freemen of the City of London
If they were, you could find this quite useful
Published by the Society of Genealogists. 136 pages
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My Ancestors were in the Salvation Army
The history and work of this great organisation is well known, but where can more information be found? Ray Wiggins shares his knowledge.
Published by the Society of Genealogists.
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My Ancestors were Ingamites
Benjamin Ingam was responsible for the founding of this little-known religion which flourished mainly around the North of England in the 1700s. Paul Oates relates the rise and fall of the sect, lists most of the chapel sites and happily for family historians, many names of those who were members of the congregations
Published by the Society of Genealogists. 150 pages
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My Ancestors were Jewish
The author, Dr Anthony Joseph is one of Britain’s most respected Jewish family history researchers.
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My Ancestors were Londoners
The revised edition of this popular title enables the reader to trace ancestors who lived and worked in London. A high 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!
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My Ancestors were Manorial Tenants
If we can get back far enough, sooner of later we will need a guide such as this.
Published by the Society of Genealogists. 56 pages
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My Ancestors were Methodists
Over the years there have been a great number of variations of Methodism. Learn more about this complex subject
Published by the Society of Genealogists. 116 pages
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My Ancestors were Thames Watermen
The Thames watermen and lightermen is that special breed of workforce who respect what the river has to offer. The Company of Watermen came into being in 1566, and the year 1700 saw the amalgamation of the lightermen into the Company. The records that have survived can be astounding, and this guide will point you in the right direction to solve the mystery of life and work on the River Thames for the watermen and lightermen.
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Nonconformist Ancestors
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Old Occupations and Descriptions
This guide has been in the process of collection for twenty years since it was first organised. In that time, more and more strange descriptions of the jobs people did have been discovered in parish registers, censuses, wills, books family reminiscences etc.
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Poll Books 1696-1872
Until 1832 the right to vote was restricted to those with a “forty shilling” property qualification. Nevertheless these number tens of thousands. With reform vastly more were enfranchised. However, it was only in 1872 that the ballot became secret. Throughout the 18th century and until 1872 the names of those voting and the way they voted were frequently published, and survive as printed Poll Books.
For this new edition (the first since 1994) record offices have been freshly circulated. Archivists have gone to great trouble to ensure that entries reflect the fresh cataloguing of the past decade. Numerous changes of repository are also updated. New finding aids and publications are shown.
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Poor Law Union Records - 1
South - East England and East Anglia
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Poor Law Union Records - 2
The Midlands and Northern England
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Poor Law Union Records - 3
South - West England, The Marches and Wales
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Poor Law Union Records - 4
Gazetteer of England and Wales
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Professionals and Gentlemen
A McLaughlin Guide
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Researching Brewery and Publican Ancestors
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Simple Latin for Family Historians
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School, University and College Registers and Histories in the Library of the Society of Genealogists
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The Agricultural Labourer
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The Growth of British Education and it's Records
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The Protestation Returns 1641-42
and other contemporary listings
Collection in Aid of Distressed Protestants in Ireland;
Subsidies; Poll Tax; Assessment or Grant; Vow and Covenant; Solemn League and Covenant.
Compiled by Jeremy Gibson and Alan Dell (FFHS)
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The Sutton Companion to Heraldry
Ubiquitous in the fabric of our ancient churches, castles and houses, in documents, and on monuments and stained glass, heraldry represents a treasure-house of information for both the historian and genealogist.
Here Stephen Friar, an experienced armorist and historian, provides the reader with the keys to unlock mysteries of heraldry's language, conventions and traditions.
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Will indexes and Other Probate Material in the Library of the Society of Genealogists
Published by the Society of Genealogists. 164 pages
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Victuallers' Licences
Records for Family and Local Historians
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