Tracing Your Female Ancestors

Author : Adéle Emm
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781526730145

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Tracing Your Female Ancestors by Adéle Emm Pdf

A simple, easy-to-use guide for British family historians wishing to trace their female ancestry. Everyone has a mother and a line of female ancestors, and often their paths through life are hard to trace. That is why this detailed, accessible handbook is of such value, for it explores the lives of female ancestors from the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815 to the beginning of the First World War. In 1815, a woman was the chattel of her husband; by 1914, when the menfolk were embarking on one of the most disastrous wars ever known, the women at home were taking on jobs and responsibilities never before imagined. Adèle Emm’s work is the ideal introduction to the role of women during this period of dramatic social change. Chapters cover the quintessential experiences of birth, marriage, and death; a woman’s working and daily life, both middle and working class; through to crime and punishment, the acquisition of an education and the fight for equality. Each chapter gives advice on where further resources, archives, wills, newspapers, and websites can be found, with plentiful common-sense advice on how to use them. “A unique and information packed instructional reference and guide, Tracing Your Female Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians is an extraordinary and thoroughly user friendly manual that is unreservedly recommended for both community and academic library Genealogy collections and supplemental studies lists.” —Midwest Book Review

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Genealogy
ISBN : OCLC:884837061

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Tracing Your Female Ancestors by Anonim Pdf

Author : Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Publisher : North Light Books
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Genealogy
ISBN : UVA:X004589976

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A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Female Ancestors by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack Pdf

This first-ever guide reveals special strategies for overcoming the unique challenges of tracing female genealogy. Readers will be able to uncover historical facts, personal accounts and recorded events to form an intriguing narrative biography of the women in their ancestries.

Author : Sharon DeBartolo Carmack
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Genealogy
ISBN : 0806319674

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Finding Female Ancestors by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack Pdf

Author : Margaret Ward
Publisher : Countryside Books (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Genealogy
ISBN : 1853068187

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The Female Line by Margaret Ward Pdf

This book on researching female side of the family emphasized on British research.

Author : Mary Ingham
Publisher : Tracing Your Ancestors
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : History
ISBN : 1848841736

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Tracing Your Service Women Ancestors by Mary Ingham Pdf

Whether you are interested in the career of an individual service woman or just want to know more about the part played by service women in a particular war or campaign, this is the book for you. Assuming that the reader has no prior knowledge of service women, Mary Ingham explains which records survive, where they can be found and how they can help in your research. She also vividly describes the role of women with the armed services from the Crimean War of the 1850s to the aftermath of the First World War and offers an insight into what the records can tell you about the career of an ancestor who served at home or abroad. From the army schoolmistresses to the Women's Land Army, including British army, naval, air force and Indian army nursing services, the FANY, VADs, women doctors and the Women's Legion, her account outlines the origins and history of each service, describes uniforms and gives examples of daily life and likely experiences. This is the book you need if you want to follow up those clues in your family's history - stories heard from older relatives, pictures in family photograph albums, handed-down uniforms, badges or medals that seem to indicate that one of your women ancestors served in wartime. ILLUSTRATIONS: 40 SELLING POINTS: Comprehensive guide to researching women from the 1850s to the 1930s Focuses on the First World War Information on research sources in archives, museums, libraries and on-line Covers the WAAC, WRENS, WRAF, VADS, nurses and doctors

Author : Graham S. Holton
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 299 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-02-28
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781526733108

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Tracing Your Ancestors Using DNA by Graham S. Holton Pdf

An easy-to-use, straightforward guide for British family historians looking to trace their ancestry using DNA testing. DNA research is one of the most rapidly advancing areas in modern science, and the practical use of DNA testing in genealogy is one of its most exciting applications. Yet there is no recent British publication in this field. That is why this accessible, wide-ranging introduction is so valuable. It offers a clear, practical way into the subject, explaining the scientific discoveries and techniques and illustrating with case studies how it can be used by genealogists to gain an insight into their ancestry. The subject is complex and perhaps difficult for traditional genealogists to understand but, with the aid of this book, novices who are keen to take advantage of it will be able to interpret test results and use them to help answer genealogical questions which cannot be answered by documentary evidence alone. It will also appeal to those with some experience in the field because it places the practical application of genetic genealogy within a wider context, highlighting its role as a genealogical tool and suggesting how it can be made more effective.

Author : John Grenham
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : History
ISBN : 080631768X

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Tracing Your Irish Ancestors by John Grenham Pdf

Author : Bryan Sykes
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2002-05-17
Category : Science
ISBN : 0393323145

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Seven Daughters of Eve by Bryan Sykes Pdf

This national bestseller, now in paperback, reveals how all humans are descended from seven prehistoric women--the Seven Daughters of Eve.

Author : Katharine M Cockin
Publisher : Pen and Sword Family History
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2023-07-31
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781526732088

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Tracing Your Theatrical Ancestors by Katharine M Cockin Pdf

How can you find out about the lives of ancestors who were involved in the world of theater: on stage and on film, in the music halls and traveling shows, in the circus and in all sorts of other forms of public performance? Katharine Cockin’s handbook provides a fascinating introduction for readers searching for information about ancestors who had clearly defined roles in the world of the theater and performance as well as those who left only a few tantalizing clues behind. The wider history of public performance is outlined, from its earliest origins in church rituals and mystery plays through periods of censorship driven by campaigns on moral and religious grounds up to the modern world of stage and screen. Case studies, which are a special feature of the book, demonstrate how the relevant records and be identified and interpreted, and they prove how much revealing information they contain. Information on relevant archives, books, museums and websites make this an essential guide for anyone who is keen to explore the subject.

Author : Stuart A Raymond
Publisher : Pen and Sword Family History
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-05-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781526742964

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Tracing Your Poor Ancestors by Stuart A Raymond Pdf

Many people in the past – perhaps a majority – were poor. Tracing our ancestors amongst them involves consulting a wide range of sources. Stuart Raymond’s handbook is the ideal guide to them. He examines the history of the poor and how they survived. Some were supported by charity. A few were lucky enough to live in an almshouse. Many had to depend on whatever the poor law overseers gave them. Others were forced into the Union workhouse. Some turned to a life of crime. Vagrants were whipped and poor children were apprenticed by the overseers or by a charity. Paupers living in the wrong place were forcibly ‘removed’ to their parish of settlement. Many parishes and charities offered them the chance to emigrate to North America or Australia. As a result there are many places where information can be found about the poor. Stuart Raymond describes them all: the records of charities, of the poor law overseers, of poor law unions, of Quarter Sessions, of bankruptcy, and of friendly societies. He suggests many other potential sources of information in record offices, libraries, and on the internet.

Author : Graham Jaunay
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-11
Category : Genealogy
ISBN : 0987461249

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Tracing Your Maternal Ancestors by Graham Jaunay Pdf

Author : Kenneth G. Cox
Publisher : Dundurn
Page : 345 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2011-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Call to the Colours, A: Tracing Your Canadian Military Ancestors by Kenneth G. Cox Pdf

Beginning in Canada's earliest days, our ancestors were required to perform some form of military service, often as militia. This title provides the archival, library, and computer resources that can be employed to explore your family's military history, using items such as documents, uniforms, medals, and other militaria to guide the search.

Author : Chris Paton
Publisher : Pen and Sword Family History
Page : 234 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-06-30
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781526780348

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Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors by Chris Paton Pdf

Straddling parts of Counties Antrim and Down, the city of Belfast has seen its fair share of history across the centuries. From its humble beginnings as a ford based settlement between two tributaries of the River Lagan, it grew following its grant of a charter in 1613 to become a corporation town, and expanded dramatically when later made a city in 1888. Along the way it has experienced the darkest of times, including the Belfast Blitz and the recent Troubles, to some of the most enlightened developments across Ireland and the UK. In Tracing Your Belfast Ancestors, genealogist and best-selling author Chris Paton returns home to provide a research gateway for those wishing to trace their ancestors from the Northern Irish capital. With a concise summary of the city's history, a tour of some of the city's most amazing archives, libraries and museums, and a detailed overview of the records generated by those who came before, he expertly steers the reader towards centuries of ancestral exploration, both through online resources and within the city of Belfast itself – and with a wee bit of craic along the way!

Author : Stephen Wade
Publisher : Pen and Sword Family History
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2020-12-02
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9781526778536

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Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors by Stephen Wade Pdf

An “excellent book . . . a great introduction to legal terms, offences, procedures, sentences, and much more besides” trom the author of Writing True Crime (Ripperologist). The history of the British prison system only had systematic records from the middle of the nineteenth century. Before that, material on prisoners in local jails and houses of correction was patchy and minimal. In more recent times, many prison records have been destroyed. In Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors, crime historian Stephen Wade attempts to provide information and guidance to family and social history researchers in this difficult area of criminal records. His book covers the span of time from medieval to modern, and includes some Scottish and Irish sources. The sources explained range broadly from central calendars of prisoners, court records and jail returns, through to memoirs and periodicals. The chapters also include case studies and short biographies of some individuals who experienced our prisons and left some records. “All in all, it is a fascinating read, even if you don’t have prisoner ancestors! Wade has managed to explain the complexities of the criminal system, its records and how they affected our ancestors with his well-researched and illuminating guide.” —Family and Community Historical Research Society Newsletter “Overall, it provides an excellent starting point for family historians to investigate their relations who ended up behind bars.” —WDYTYA? Magazine