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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
Published by the FFHS

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Basic Facts about using Education Records
Colin R Chapman
Published by the FFHS
British education records are useful to family historians because they have been kept over a long period of time, they cover all classes of individuals, and they can provide a lot of background information about our ancestors. This booklet offers you clues about the contents of various sorts of education records up to 1918, where you may find them, and how you can make the best use of them in discovering a few more facts about your ancestors.

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Coroners' Records in England and Wales
A Gibson Guide published by the FFHS
with Colin Rogers

The new, throughly revised edition, of this indispensible 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 Parishes in England, Wales and Scotland: an Atlas
A little book with handy maps showing parishes functioning in the 1950s and 1960s
Published by Michael Gandy

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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 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 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
A Gibson Guide

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
Published by the FFHS

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How to get the best from the 1911 Census
By John Hanson FSG. The 1911 census is radically different from previously released census returns. This book aims to help you to get the best from it, with detailed explanations of each part of the site and plenty of useful hints and tips.
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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
Published by the Society of Genealogists

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Huguenot Ancestry
Noel Currer Briggs and Royston Gambier’s standard for those who suspect their ancestors may have been one of this class of continental religious refugees
Phillimore
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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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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
Published by the Society of Genealogists

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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.
A Gibson Guide published by the FFHS
with Mervyn Medlycot

There are an unexpected quantity of 'quasi-censuses' pre-dating the decennial national census, whose records survive in unexpected quantity. They include locally retained census enumeration lists made for 1801-1831 which included names of individuals, and many others in earlier centuries. For the first time these are comprehensively listed for the whole of England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands.

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Local Newspapers 1750-1920 England & Wales, Channel Islands, Isle Of Man; a select location list
A Gibson Guide published by the FFHS
with Brett Langston and Brenda W. Smith

Newspapers are a quite different source to most of those used by family historians. They respected no county boundaries, and by their ephemeral nature it is amazing that any have survived at all. The long-awaited second edition of this invaluable guide lists all newspapers published locally in England, Wales, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man between 1750 and 1920 (except for titles which lasted for less than four years). The basis for the guide is the catalogue of the British Newspaper Library at Colindale, supplemented by information provided by libraries and record offices throughout the country. Indexes to personal names or obituaries, births, marriages and deaths are also noted where known.

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Manorial Records
Eve McLaughlin’s short and clear explanation of the system
A McLaughlin Guide

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Manorial Records
A much larger and more detailed book by Dennis Stuart on the system in use before church records began
Published by Phillimore

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Marriage Indexes for Family Historians
A Gibson Guide published by the FFHS
with Elizabeth Hampson and Stuart Raymond

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 Records for Family Historians
Stuart A Raymond

Records of births/baptisms, marriages, and deaths/burals are vital sources for family historians. It is impossible to trace pedigrees without consulting them. Civil and parish registers are particularly important, but are not the only places where you can find relevant information. In this series, the author describes the wide range of resources available, indicating where they can be found, and how they should be used.

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.
Published by the Society of Genealogists

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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
My Ancestor was an Anglican Clergyman by Peter Towey is a very useful guide for anyone researching their clergymen ancestors. Topics discussed include published sources, sources from the English Civil War up to the nineteenth century, the structure and hierarchy of the church and the education and training of the clergy.
Published 2006.

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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
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My Ancestor was a Coalminer
David Tonk’s with his illuminating piece on a dirty and dangerous job done by many of our ancestors
Published by the Society of Genealogists.

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My Ancestor was a Freemason
By Pat Lewis. This book deals with the history of Freemasonry and how to find the records of Freemason ancestors. Also includes chapters on Freemasonry publications, women Freemasons, lodges, prisoners of war and record repositories. 3rd edition 2005.

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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
Published by the Society of Genealogists.

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My Ancestor was a Railway Worker
Society of Genealogists publication.
By Frank Hardy FSG. A complete guide to using railway records, covering all aspects of this hugely significant industry. The book includes a potted history of our railways, case studies and a comprehensive resources section.
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My Ancestor was an Apprentice
By Stuart Raymond.

A comprehensive guide to apprenticeship sources and records. Includes an explanation of different types of apprentice and an histoy of apprenticeships in this country.

Published 2010 by Society of Genealogists

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My Ancestor was In Service
By Pamela Horn.
By the end of the Victorian era nearly a third of all women and also many men in England and Wales had been a domestic worker at some time in their lives. This book seeks to give some guidance in researching ancestors who were in service or who themselves employed domestic staff.
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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 Gypsies
There are many more records of travellers to be found than a lot of people believe. Sharon SillersFloate, one of Britain’s leading exponents on the subject shows us how and where.

Published by the Society of Genealogists. 3rd edition 2010

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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.
Published by the Society of Genealogists

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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 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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New Cousins
By Karen Bali
This book is a guide to descendant searching—that is looking for living relatives. It can be fascinating, rewarding, and potentialy life-changing. Research can lead you not only to dead ancestors, but to living, breathing relatives who share your genetic heritage—members of your extended family.

Instead of searching for ancestors, descendant searching involves using many of the same research methods to bring a search forward in time rather than working backwards chronologically. Working from a chosen ancestor or family, a researcher can trace living descendants from the same family and link up to share information.

This booklet shows you how to get started. Offers tips and guidance using the major sources for family history.
Includes many worked examples of how to go about descendant searching and is written by an experienced researcher
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Nuts and Bolts
Family History Problem Solving through Family Reconstitution Techniques.

This widely-acclaimed book describes how to research wide -- i..e look for brothers, sisters, cousins and the many networks to which your ancestors belonged. As well as helping you to understand their lives more fully, these little-known techniques should help to progress the direct line.
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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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Pitfalls and Possibilities in Family History Research
By Pauline M Litton

You need this book if you agree with any of the statements below:

She was born in 1839 so she must be registered at the GRO.
Of course they were married… .
He was 80 when he died so he was born in ...
I knew her as Auntie Gladys; she must be my mother’s or father’s sister.
She was called" little Cis" so she must have been Cicely or Cecilia.
She’s described as his mother-in-law in the 1851 census; she must be his wife’s mother.
They both said they were 21 on their marriage certificate so they were both born in...
My name is Blomiley; Blummelie, Brimiley & Bromley are nothing to do with my family.
The minister wrote my ancestor’s name as Amery in the marriage register and he must be correct. What if my ancestor did sign as Emery?
My great grandfather left his son only one shilling in his Will; they must have fallen out.
Based on a series of articles with the same title published in Family Tree Magazine, updated and expanded to take account of the advantages and disadvantages of using modern technology. It is not a book on ‘how to do your family tree’, rather it suggests unexplored avenues and additional sources which you may not have considered. Possible errors and omissions in original records, transcriptions and indexes (including those online) are described and illustrated.

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Poll Books 1696-1872
A Gibson Guide Published by Family History Partnership
with Colin Rogers

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 Records for Family Historians
Simon Fowler

Poor Law Records are the most important records of a Parish after Parish Registers. Through them we can discover ancestors who were “paupers” who were helped through the Poor Law as well as ancestors who were Poor Law officers.
The Old Poor Law 1601-1834 includes the records of the Parish Overseers of the Poor who were concerned not only with relieving the poor but with matters of settlement, removal, vagrancy, bastardy and apprenticeship.
The New Poor Law 1834-1948 includes the records of the Poor Law Unions with their dreaded Workhouses before the introduction of Old Age Pensions and the Welfare State in the Twentieth Century.
In this book, Simon Fowler describes many of the Poor Law records that may survive and where to find them as well as those of other organisations who helped to relieve families in desperate need.

Published by Family History Partnership

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Poor Law Union Records - 1
A Gibson Guide Published by Family History Partnership
with Colin Rogers, and Cliff Webb

South - East England and East Anglia: Covering Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Huntingdonshire, Kent, London, Middlesex, Norfolk, Suffolk, Surrey, and Sussex.

This comprehensive listing comes in four volumes: Parts 1-3 list the records of the Unions created under the New Poor Law of 1834, until their abolition in 1930. Records of earlier combinations of places to relieve the poor under Acts of Parliament are also included, but not the old poor law records of individual parishes. Locally held records are mostly in county record offices, and smaller borough archive collections, and there is also a great deal of material for all unions in The National Archives. Detailed references are provided in these listings, and county sketch maps show union boundaries.

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Poor Law Union Records - 2
A Gibson Guide Published by Family History Partnership
with Colin Rogers

The Midlands and Northern England: Covering Cheshire, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Durham, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Westmorland, Worcestershire, Yorkshire (East, North, West Ridings)
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Poor Law Union Records - 3
A Gibson Guide Published by Family History Partnership
with Colin Rogers

South - West England, The Marches and Wales: Covering Berkshire, Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire & Bristol, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Monmouthshire, Oxfordshire, Shropshire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Worcestershire, and all of Wales

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Poor Law Union Records - 4
A Gibson Guide Published by Family History Partnership
with Frederic A. Youngs Jr

Gazetteer of England and Wales
A county-by-county listing of each poor-law union and its constituent places in England and Wales. Also useful when seeking places within civil registration and census districts

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Pre-1841 Censuses & Population Listings
In the British Isles
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Researching Brewery and Publican Ancestors
Simon Fowler is a long-established author and editor in the world of family history publications. This, the second edition of his Researching Brewery and Publican Ancestors, will lead the researcher to the many avenues of research available.

The brewing industry, along with Pubs, Inns and Alehouses, employed large numbers of workers—far more than today. In Victorian Britain the number of licensees alone peaked at more than 100,000. It is, therefore, unsurprising that so many of us have ancestors who worked somewhere in this industry.

The first section of is a brief survey about the changing nature of brewing, the pub, and the people who worked there, which might help if you are trying to discover more about your ancestor and they places they worked in. The second part offers advice about the records and where you can find them. There is also a glossary of terms you might come across in the course of your research, a short bibliography, and list of relevant web-sites.

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The Protestation Returns 1641-42
and other contemporary listings

A Gibson Guide Published by Family History Partnership
with Alan Dell

Collection in Aid of Distressed Protestants in Ireland;
Subsidies; Poll Tax; Assessment or Grant; Vow and Covenant; Solemn League and Covenant.

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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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Trades and Professions: The Family Historians Guide
Stuart A Raymond

Family history is not just about tracing our ancestors' births, marriages, and deaths. It is also about understanding our ancestors' lives. In order to do that, we need to consult a variety of different sources. Occupational sources are particularly important, since work took up most of their time.
A huge amount of information about our ancestors can be discovered by consulting the records of their occupations. Employers kept records of their employees. Trade unions, professional associations, and trade guilds kept records of their members. And bureaucratic attempts to regulate particular trades and professions created mountains of paper. A wide range of archives survive, and can be consulted by researchers.
This is the first book to provide a general overview of occupational sources for family historians. Its aim is to tell you where to find information about your ancestors' occupations. Its author, Stuart Raymond, is a well known author of handbooks and guides for genealogists. Some of his other books are shown below.

Published by Family History Partnership

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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
A Gibson Guide Published by Family History Partnership

Inns, pubs, hotels, taverns, call them what you will, licensed premises often have a longer ascertainable history than most buildings apart from churches and major houses.

Their inhabitants will have been ‘ordinary people’, not clergy or gentry. There were and are thousands of licensees, of course with numerous descendants.

What is more, these buildings and individuals appear in records since Tudor times.

This new, thoroughly revised and updated edition (the first for twelve years), tells family and local historians just what records, national and local, survive and where they can be found.

Jeremy’s co-compiler, the late Judith Hunter, has provided an authoritative and detailed introduction describing the many classes of records and the information they may provide.

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