Genealogy Reviews

Next to finding a mention of a forebear's name is the thrill of learning more about where and how they lived. Maps, contemporary reports, historical background, architectural notes, property descriptions and much more can all build up a picture.... Read More

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Discs of Delight

Professional people, poll books and parish registers all appear in this month's CD round-up by Kathy Charter.... Read More

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People and Places in Trade

Trade directories contain descriptions of the various communities within their area, plus listings of gentry, officials and tradespeople. They also contain additional information about the locality, all of which can be of use to family and local historian... Read More

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We Shall Remember Them

Taken from the Overseas Births, Marriages and Death Series at the Family Records Centre, First World War: Army, Army Officer and Navy War Deaths provides an index to those who died in the Great War.... Read More

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Census Returns

The 1841 Census contains less useful information for family historians than later ones, but it is nevertheless worth investigating... Read More

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Trade and street directories

County or regional trade directories normally list people in charge of different businesses, this review covers two such directories.... Read More

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Military Histories

Those inspired by last month's Remembrance Day events to research their military forebears have a number of recent releases to help them... Read More

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Shropshire 1871 Census

Shropshire 1871 Census Images contains digitized copies of the original pages... Read More

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Kathy Chater’s guide to recent releases Victorian biographies

The Imperial Dictionary of Univeral Biography (S&N, 3 CD-ROMs, £24.95) is one of those splendid Victorian undertakings, an attempt to summarise all those who had contributed to the development of Western civilisation up to the nineteenth century.... Read More

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Kathy Chater’s guide to recent releases Visitations

In Scotland the Court of the Lord Lyon King of Arms exerted, and still does, strict control of armigerous bearings. In England and Wales, however, the responsibility of ensuring that people who claim the right to bear arms are entitled to do so has no sta... Read More

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Kathy Chater’s guide to recent releases Visitations

Kathy Chater’s guide to recent releases The right to vote

Somerset Electoral Register: East and West Divisions 1832 (S&N Genealogy Supplies £9.95) is a digitally enhanced copy of the list of those entitled to vote in 1832, following the great Reform Act which considerably extended the franchise.... Read More

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