Despite the fact that there are thousands of genealogical web-sites worth visiting it is often difficult to locate the most relevant and authoritative. Search engines fre...
Anyone who has had any success with researching their Welsh ancestry will know that a sound grasp of genealogical method and a good knowledge of available sources are not the...
Second World War Lives : A Guide for Family Historians
The Second World War was a momentous event in twentieth-century history and it is a fascinating period for family historians to explore. Numerous records are availa...
Sporting Ancestors : Tracing Your Family's Athletic Past
Sport, in its many forms, is an important part of British heritage and our family histories are littered with amateur and professional sporting references. As peo...
Crimean War 1854-56 : Military Sources for Family Historians
The Crimean War is remembered for the heroism of Florence Nightingale and the Light Brigade and the incompetence of the British high command. If your ancestor...
The long-awaited fourth edition of this best-selling manual continues to offer up-to-date guidance both to newcomers and to the more experienced, on how to make best use of the labyrint...
Several hundred Huguenot refugee artists and craftsmen are recorded as working in London before and after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, which marked the height of the persecution of ...
Oxford Companion To Family And Local History : 2nd Edition
This Companion is an essential book for anyone wanting advice on how to research their English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh origins and ideal for all those with a...
Scottish Family Tree Detective Tracing Your Ancestors In Scotland
The Scottish family tree detective is a practical, user-friendly guide to research in family history in locating the ancestors and exploring their backgr...
Title deeds represent one of the largest groups of historical documents preserved in hundreds of archive repositories, both public and private, across England and Wales. And yet they ar...
The trail that an ancestor leaves through the Victorian period and the twentieth century is relatively easy to follow the records are plentiful, accessible and commonly used. But...
Tracing Your Ancestor Through Death Records 2nd Edition
Of all family history sources, death records are frequently the most revealing since they often give a far greater insight into our ancestors' lives and personalit...
DNA research is one of the most important and rapidly advancing areas in modern science and the practical use of DNA testing in genealogy is one of its most exciting applications. Yet th...
Tracing Your Aristocratic Ancestors A Guide for Family Historians
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 kno...
Tracing Your Black Country Ancestors : A Guide for Family Historians
The Black Country in the West Midlands is an important site for family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their ancestry back through the ...
Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors : A Guide for Family Historians
Tracing Your British Indian Ancestors gives a fascinating insight into the history of the subcontinent under British rule and into the lives the Brit...
Tracing Your Canal Ancestors : A Guide for Family Historians
Britain’s industrial revolution depended on canals for the cheap movement of materials and goods until the coming of the railways. Canal companies struggled...
Tracing Your Caribbean Ancestors : A National Archives Guide
This book is ideal for anyone who reaserching their Caribbean family history The National Archives and beyond. The National Archives holds records for many pe...
Tracing Your Channel Island Ancestors : A Guide for Family Historians
Tracing Your Channel Islands Ancestors is an expert introduction for the family historian to the wealth of material available to researchers in libra...
Clare is a western county, perhaps most famous for its scenery which includes the cliffs of Moher and the Burren. Clare families are mainly native Gaelic families, as the county was set asid...