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Tracing Your Ancestors Through Local History Records: A Guide for Family Historians
Jonathan Oates
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Family history should reveal more than facts and dates, lists of names and places - it should bring ancestors alive in the context of their times and the surroundings they knew - and research into local history records is one of the most rewarding ways of gaining this kind of insight into their world. That is why Jonathan Oates's detailed introduction to these records is such a useful tool for anyone who is trying to piece together a portrait of family members from the past. In a series of concise and informative chapters he looks at the origins and importance ... Read more
Family history should reveal more than facts and dates, lists of names and places - it should bring ancestors alive in the context of their times and the surroundings they knew - and research into local history records is one of the most rewarding ways of gaining this kind of insight into their world. That is why Jonathan Oates's detailed introduction to these records is such a useful tool for anyone who is trying to piece together a portrait of family members from the past. In a series of concise and informative chapters he looks at the origins and importance ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pen & Sword Books Ltd United Kingdom
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
163
Place of Publication
Barnsley, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781473838024
SKU
V9781473838024
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About Jonathan Oates
Dr Jonathan Oates is the Ealing Borough Archivist and Local History Librarian, and he has written and lectured on the Jacobite rebellions and on aspects of the history of London, including its criminal past. His two most recent books on criminal history are John Christie of Rillington Place and John George Haigh, the Acid-Bath Murderer. He is also well known ... Read more
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