Tracing your ancestors in the National Archives : The Website and Beyond

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Label

Tracing your ancestors in the National Archives : The Website and Beyond

Title remainder

The Website and Beyond

Statement of responsibility

Amanda Bevan

Creator

• Bevan, Amanda

Subject

• Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours -- England
• Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours -- England
• Great Britain -- Genealogy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Great Britain -- Geneology
• Genealogy
• National Archives (Great Britain)
• History

Genre

• Handbooks, manuals, etc
• Geneology

Language

eng

Summary

• Offers a way to explore people in the past, through the holdings of The National Archives at Kew and the Family Records Centre at Islington. Aimed at researchers at various levels, from family historians to academics, this book explains the institution, the records, and how to use them effectively.
• "if you can't find it in this book, it doesn't exist." Family Tree Magazine "A must have on one's bookshelf." Family History News and Digest "this book is excellent" Family History Monthly

Biographical or historical data

Amanda Bevan has contributed to Tracing Your Ancestors since the fourth edition in 1990 and took on the role of sole author with the sixth edition. A senior archivist at The National Archives, she has for nearly 25 years worked as a researcher, writer and records adviser to the public. She is a member of the Ancestors board and a contributor to the magazine.

Cataloging source

UK-WkNB

Dewey number

• 929.1072042
• 929.3'41
• 929.3
• 929.3'41

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary form

non fiction

Summary expansion

The British public's hunger to meet their ancestors continues, and this unrivalled guide offers one of the best ways to explore people in the past through the holdings of The National Archives at Kew and the Family Records Centre at Islington. Aimed at researchers on all levels from family historians to academics, "Tracing Your Ancestors" fully explains the institution, the records, and how to use them most effectively. This seventh edition - the first since the Public Record Office became The National Archives - is fully revised to offer even better reference than before, including: updates throughout on topics including the census and records of inheritance, births marriages and deaths of Britons overseas, immigration, the army, merchant seamen, the poor, crime, justice and more; a new text feature showing how each record can be accessed, whether online, as documents, microfilm, etc; a new index to record series; and an additional chapter on accessing other archives

Target audience

general