Family History Made Easy: How To Trace Your

A fascinating detailed guide to discovering family roots and unearthing the secrets of ancestors.

Introduction

6

(2)

First steps

8

(20)

How to begin

10

(4)

Family photographs

14

(2)

A basic family tree

16

(4)

Names

20

(2)

Research skills

22

(2)

Keeping records

24

(2)

Interviewing people

26

(2)

Back to the early 1800s

28

(28)

Certificates after 1837

30

(4)

Other indexes at the Family Record Centre

34

(2)

Censuses

36

(4)

The International Genealogical Index and other indexes

40

(2)

Published material

42

(2)

Using the Internet

44

(4)

Wills, administrations and death duties

48

(4)

Inquests

52

(2)

Newspapers and periodicals

54

(2)

Other countries in the British Isles

56

(16)

Welsh records

58

(2)

Scottish records

60

(4)

Irish records

64

(4)

Channel Islands records

68

(2)

Isle of Man records

70

(2)

Working lives

72

(30)

Education

74

(4)

Apprenticeships

78

(2)

Guilds and freemen

80

(2)

The professions

82

(4)

Other occupations

86

(4)

Licences

90

(2)

Elections, poll books and electoral registers

92

(2)

Trade unions and friendly societies

94

(2)

Bankruptcy and insolvency

96

(2)

Physical and mental illness

98

(4)

For Crown and Country

102

(22)

Members of the armed forces

104

(3)

Army records

107

(3)

Royal Air Force records

110

(2)

The militia, posse comitatis and volunteers

112

(2)

Royal Navy records

114

(4)

Merchant Navy records

118

(2)

Other maritime occupations

120

(2)

Lifecycle checklist

122

(2)

Migrant ancestors

124

(18)

Researching migrant ancestors

126

(2)

Jewish ancestors

128

(2)

French ancestors

130

(2)

German and Dutch ancestors

132

(2)

Black ancestors

134

(2)

Indian ancestors

136

(2)

Other overseas ancestors

138

(2)

Gypsies and other travellers

140

(2)

Appendices

142

Pre-1800 research

144

(4)

Name changes and important dates

148

(2)

Writing family history

150

(4)

Timeline

154

(2)

Specialist museums and libraries

156

(1)

Directories and ratebooks

157

(1)

Addresses and acknowledgements

158

(1)

Index

159

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Family History Made Easy: How To Trace Your Family Tree and Find Relatives in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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