Historic Trade Directories in Guildhall Library
Author: Guildhall Library (London, England)
Publisher: Corporation of London Libraries Guildhall Library
Published: 2005
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13:
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Unearthing Family Tree Mysteries
Author: Ruth A. Symes
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Published: 2016-07-31
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 1473862965
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe intriguing characters in these real family history mysteries include an agricultural labourer who left secrets behind in Somerset when he migrated to Manchester, a working-class woman who bafflingly lost ten of her fourteen children in infancy, a miner who purportedly went to live with the Red Indians and a merchant prince of the Empire who was rumoured to have two wives. This book shows how a variety of sources including birth, marriage and death certificates, censuses, newspaper reports, passports, recipe books, trade directories, diaries and passenger lists were all used to uncover more, and how much can be detected by setting the characters from your family tree in their proper historical backgrounds.This book is an updated edition of Ruth Symes previous book, titled Stories From Your Family Tree: Researching Ancestors Within Living Memory (2008).
Guide to the London Collections [in The] Guildhall Library
Author: Guildhall Library (London, England)
Publisher:
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 50
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKFamily History: Digging Deeper
Author: Simon Fowler
Publisher: The History Press
Published: 2011-11-30
Total Pages: 276
ISBN-13: 075247779X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAn exciting new addition to any family historian's library, Family History: Digging Deeper will take your research to the next level. Joined by a team of expert genealogists, Simon Fowler covers a range of topics and provides clear advice for the intermediate genealogist. Helping you push back the barriers, this book details how to utilise the internet in your research and suggests some unusual archives and records which might just transform your research. It will teach you about genealogical traditions, variants of family history around the world and even the abuse of genealogy by the Nazis. It will help you understand current developments in DNA testing, new resources and digitised online material. Problem-solving sections are also included to help tackle common difficulties and provide answers to the brick walls often reached when researching one's ancestors. If you want to dig deeper into your family tree and the huge array of records available, then this book is for you.
The Family History Web Directory
Author: Jonathan Scott
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2015-10-30
Total Pages: 174
ISBN-13: 1473874165
DOWNLOAD EBOOKJonathan Scott's Family History Web Directory is an information-packed reference guide that distils the best of the internet into one easy-to-use format. Themed sections cover different topics, from 'getting started' to specific occupations, and there is an index reproducing all the websites in A-Z order. His handbook is a vital source for less experienced researchers, and a handy aide-memoire for more seasoned campaigners. Web addresses are listed by topic, then in order of importance and usefulness. An extraordinary range of sites that will interest family historians is included from records of births and deaths, tax, crime and religion, to military records and records of work and occupations. Also featured are sites that give information about archives, blogs and forums, social networking and sharing research.The internet can be an overwhelming place for the genealogist. Jonathan Scott's book provides readers with online shortcuts, tips for getting the best from well-known websites, plus the details of all kinds of lesser-known and hard-to-find sources.
The Post Office London Directory
Author:
Publisher:
Published: 1814
Total Pages: 606
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKTracing Your Lancashire Ancestors
Author: Sue Wilkes
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Published: 2013-01-19
Total Pages: 325
ISBN-13: 1783035641
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIf you want to find out about Lancashires history, and particularly if you have family links to the area and your ancestors lived or worked in the county, then this is the ideal book for you. As well as helping you to trace when and where your ancestors were born, married and died, it gives you an insight into the world they knew and a chance to explore their lives at work and at home.Sue Wilkess accessible and informative handbook outlines Lancashires history and describes the origins of its major industries - cotton, coal, transport, engineering, shipbuilding and others. She looks at the stories of important Lancashire families such as the Stanleys, Peels and Egertons, and famous entrepreneurs such as Richard Arkwright, in order to illustrate aspects of Lancashire life and to show how the many sources available for family and local history research can be used. Relevant documents, specialist archives and libraries, background reading and other sources are recommended throughout this practical book. Also included is a directory of Lancashire archives, libraries and academic repositories, as well as databases of family history societies, useful genealogy websites, and places to visit which bring Lancashires past to life. Sue Wilkess book is the essential companion for anyone who wants to discover their Lancashire roots.
Early Trade Directories of Wiltshire
Author: Kenneth Herbert Rogers
Publisher:
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 242
ISBN-13:
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Author: John Sugden
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 984
ISBN-13: 9780805079340
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHistorian Sugden has penned one of the most authoritative and captivating accounts ever written of legendary British naval commander Horatio Nelson's early career and rise to prominence.
Directory of Rare Book and Special Collections in the UK and Republic of Ireland
Author: Karen Attar
Publisher: Facet Publishing
Published: 2016-05-31
Total Pages: 609
ISBN-13: 1783300167
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis directory is a handy on-volume discovery tool that will allow readers to locate rare book and special collections in the British Isles. Fully updated since the second edition was published in 1997. this comprehensive and up-to-date guide encompasses collections held in libraries, archives, museums and private hands. The Directory: Provides a national overview of rare book and special collections for those interested in seeing quickly and easily what a library holds Directs researchers to the libraries most relevant for their research Assists libraries considering acquiring new special collections to assess the value of such collections beyond the institution,showing how they fit into a ‘unique and distinctive’ model. Each entry in the Directory provides background information on the library and its purpose, full contact details, the quantity of early printed books, information about particular subject and language strengths, information about unique works and important acquisitions, descriptions of named special collections and deposited collections. Readership: Researchers, academic liaison librarians and library managers.
