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Family Photographs & How to Date Them
Using a collection of old photographs from different eras, Jayne Shrimpton demonstrates the techniques of using costume and background to identify their date.
Price: £12.99

A Dictionary of Medical & Related Terms for the Family Historian

Joan Grundy has forty years' experience as a midwife and practice nurse. During thirty of these years, she has researched her own family history and has been involved with several family history societies. Her dictionary is designed to help fellow family historians to understand medical terms that appear in parish registers, on death certificates, and other 18th and 19th century sources.

The observations of early medical men were particularly thorough as they tried to determine the cause of diseases. They listed every symptom the patients described and compared them with their colleagues' cases. However, despite being very good at recognising symptoms they had litlle understanding of the causes and had relatively few effective treatments to offer.

For many of the diseases described in this dictionary, Joan has given an outline of the symptoms and sometimes gory ailments of our ancestors. Flesh is put on the bones of our forebears and provides an insight into their lives, social conditions and deaths.

Price: £5.75

BMD Index Voucher

Access the complete GRO Index to BMDs from 1837 to 2005.

3 Months access - 50 Credits
Price: £5.00

BMD Register Voucher

Search records of Births, Marriages and Deaths back to the 16th Century.

3 Months access - 20 Credits
Price: £10.00

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
Price: £3.50

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.

Price: £4.95

Family History - Cultures and Faiths

Explore how the lives of your ancestors were shaped by traditions of cultures and faiths and how communities maintained and celebrated their beliefs. Full of practical advice for all levels of experience, the book offers solutions for common problems and advice on how to find out more. It also explores how and where communities maintained their beliefs, from celebrations and festivals to religious buildings and schools.

Price: £7.99

Family History in the Genes

Thousands of family historians around the world have used DNA testing to extend their family tree and the scope of their research. This clear, concise and up-to-the-minute guide shows what genetics can do for anyone in search of their ancestors, including linking people with the same surname, unravelling clan relationships and exploring the genetic profile of individuals, locations and regions. It offers practical advice on the DNA tests available including the y-chromosome, mitochondrial and ancestry tests (the latter was used by Colin Jackson in ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’), helping you to choose the right test and use the results effectively.

Price: £7.99

Family History in the Wars

This clear, accessible guide shows how to get the very best from all sources now available. It gives expert advice on researching men’s and women’s service records for World War I and II, including Army, Navy, Air Force, nursing and merchant seamen. Wide-ranging in scope and practical in approach, it shows how best to trace an individual’s career, including medals and gallantry awards, prisoner of war files and casualty lists.

Women who served in both conflicts are well represented, from the online releases of Women’s Auxiliary Corps records to First World War nurses, and newly available naval records open whole new avenues for research. Special techniques and tips are provided for tracing family members in the Commonwealth and Dominion forces and the Indian Army, and a special section considers how to use British and American sources to discover details of American servicemen and GI brides.
Price: £7.99

Family History on the Net
Using the internet has become the easiest and quickest way to find source material and information for searching family history. However, the huge number of websites available can become overwhelming, and the net can prove to be a very frustrating place! This indispensable genealogy book is divided into sections and includes a list of sites which deal with the whole spectrum of genealogy, family trees and family history. There is a full alphabetical subject guide, providing an accessible directory of web addresses grouped under straightforward headings, such as Births, Marriages & Deaths; Law and Order; Surnames; and Wartime and Military Sources. An index helps to locate specific topics.

Price: £6.99

Family History on the Web

Researching your ancestors? There is a huge amount of information on the internet. This directory provides a comprehensive overview of websites for the English and Welsh researcher.

contents include:
Gateways, Search Engines, etc.
General Introductions to Irish Genealogy
Libraries and Record Offices
Family History Societies
Mailing Lists, Newsgroups and Message Boards
County pages
Surnames
Sources
Occupational Information
Miscellaneous Sites
Professional Services, Booksellers, etc.
Price: £7.95

Genealogy for Beginners

Ancestry-tracing is fun; it brings history to life and it gives a greater sense of personal identity. Our ancestors become real people, part of each of them still living in us, their descendants. They may have been ordinary, blue-blooded or famous, but whatever they were the search itself is rewarding; while the satisfaction of knowing is permanent and a proper source of pride. Tracing a family history and gradually constructing oneÆs one unique pedigree is an absorbing hobby, a never-ending detective investigation. This book tells the beginner exactly how to set about it: how to collect information from living relatives, how to make full use of all existing clues and traditions, how and where to find written records and what information they can be expected to provide as well as the likely problems that may be encountered and possible ways to solve them. Many books have been written for the would-be genealogist but none has ever equalled the success of Arthur Willis's Genealogy for Beginners, first published in 1955, when there was no up-to-date text book on the subject. This seventh edition, published 20 years after WillisÆs death in 1983, has been completely revised and rewritten, and is once again the most up-to-date and readable guide and the best buy for today's beginner in family history.
Price: £8.99

Irish Family History on the Web

Researching your Irish ancestors? There is a huge amount of information on the internet. This directory provides a comprehensive overview of websites for the Irish researcher.

Contents include:
Gateways, Search Engines, etc.
General Introductions to Irish Genealogy
Libraries, Record Offices and Books
Family History Societies
Mailing Lists and Newsgroups
Message / Query Boards
County pages
Surnames
Births, Marriages and Deaths
Monumental Inscriptions
Other Sources
Occupational Records
Miscellaneous Sites
Price: £7.95

Maps for Historians

Old maps provide a rich source of information and insight for all those interested in the history of their locality. They can be found in record offices, archives and on sale in antique shops.
Paul Hindle has taken a practical approach, describing the types of maps, what they were intended to show, and where to find them. The history of the map is followed from Saxton's county plans through to the Ordnance Survey. The text is fully illustrated, showing examples of every type of map and demonstrating the ways in which maps represent a source of historical evidence.
Price: £13.99

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.

Price: £3.50

Medieval Genealogy

Many people consider themselves lucky to be able to trace their ancestors for more than a few generations back in time. However, as genealogical information becomes more organised and accessible, an increasing number of people find that they are able to go back not just a few generations but back to Tudor times and earlier. Until now there has been nothing to help the amateur genealogist research records before 1600 AD. Yet there is an enormous wealth of information from earlier than this just waiting to be accessed. Medieval Genealogy provides a clear and comprehensive account to the records available and the techniques needed to find and understand them.
Price: £25.00

My Ancestor was a Royal Marine

This new book fills a gap in the genealogical market and provides guidance in tracing ancestors who served in the Royal Marines. The book outlines the records available and where to find them and includes a chapter on the history of the service.
Price: £6.95

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!

Price: £6.50

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.

Price: £7.50

Old Title Deeds

Deeds are the most abundant type of historical document, surviving in then of thousands in every record office. Yet they are also the most neglected source of historical evidence. This book sets out to remedy that neglect by revealing the wealth of information that can be gleaned from them, whether about 'Places', by the local historian, or about 'People', by the family historian.

The author make skilful use of examples to illustrate the uses and value of deeds, ranging from 13th century family trees, though 15th century fishmongers' shops and 17th century friendships, to 19th century cottages and factories. he explains the intricacies of locating the right deeds for a particular problem, whether in the nearest county record office, a local solicitor's office, a Californian library, or in one of the vast series of enrolled copies among the public records.

Price: £14.99

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.

Price: £4.50

Poor Law Union Records

Covering Cheshire, Cumberland, Derbyshire, Durham, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Rutland, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Westmorland, Worcestershire, Yorkshire (East, North, West Ridings).

For this new edition (the first since 1997) 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.

Price: £4.75

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.
Price: £14.99

The Sutton Companion to Local History

With over 2000 entries, The Local History Companion is the most comprehensive single-volume guide published to local history, archaeology, architecture and landscape. In an easy-to-use A-Z format, it answers many of the questions that arise in the course of local history research and travel and provides a starting point for further enquiries. From each of the major entries, a detailed system of cross-referencing leads on to subsidiary entries exploring related topics or defining specialised terms. A guide to further reading and the addresses of major organisations of interest to local historians are also included.
Price: £14.99

Tracing Your Home's History

What kind of lives did previous inhabitants of your home lead? Did a famous person once share your address? Was your home built on the site of a Roman villa, or did dinosaurs roam the land way before the first brick was laid? How will the view from your kitchen window have changed over time?
Price: £20.00

Tracing your Irish Family History

There's never been a better time to trace your Irish family history. Vast internet resources and DNA testing, as well as access to censuses, religious records and other archive material make this process easier than ever. Anthony Adolph gives you a wide range of tools and information to discover your Irish ancestry. The text is packed with weblinks to enable you to search the great number of records now available online, as well as providing contact information on other sources, such as archives and libraries. He explains how to trace family in Ireland, starting from various countries around the world (including Ireland itself of course), as well as looking at surnames, heraldry, families of non-Irish origin, and poignant stories of migration from Ireland. By reading this book you'll also be drawn into the lives your ancestors led, through the examples, compelling stories and fascinating social history which are interwoven within the text. This is the complete resource for discovering your Irish family history, and as a result, learning more about who you are and where you come from.
Price: £17.99

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