General Reference & Research

A selection of books from various publishers to help you with particular research areas.

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5037 Guide to Civil Registration Districts of Cheshire - Ł3.95, 120gm: Pub. Family History Society of Cheshire, giving townships, civil parishes, district register offices' addresses and telephone numbers. A5 90pp.
5054 Family History in Preston (Harris Library) - Ł2.50, 170gm: LFH&HS (pub). A Guide to and comprehensive list of the library’s holdings. A5, 92pp
5084 Cheshire Parish Registers - Ł5.95, 175gm: 2002 edition. Lists of parish registers held at the Cheshire County Record Office. A5, 95pp.
7501 Family Tree Detective - Ł11.99, 370gm: C D Rogers A manual for analysing and solving genealogical problems in England and Wales, 1538 to the present day. A5, 303pp.
7506 Index to Parishes in Phillimore's Marriages - Ł1.90, 45gm: M E Bryant Rosier (Comp.). The index to parishes covered by 'Phillimore's Marriages' printed volumes of the transcribed marriages for many parishes in England. A5 20pp.
7508 District Register Offices in England & Wales - Ł0.50, 20gm: pub. E. Yorkshire FHS. How to apply for a certificate from District Registrars. A county index to District Register Offices and an alphabetical list of Superintendent Registrars for births, marriages and deaths, with the addresses of each. A5 14pp.
7519 Tracing Your British Ancestors - Ł4.00, 190gm: Colin R Chapman. Beginning the hunt, family sources for free, census returns, parish registers & transcripts, probate records, other church records, old & new poor laws, land records, military records, family history societies, heraldry. A5, 108pp.
7530 Records of the Medical Professions - Ł3.00, 100gm: Susan Bourne & Andrew H Chicken. A practical guide for the family historian. A description of the medical records most likely to contain names, particularly of ordinary men and women, rather than technical records. Also includes a list for additional reading. A5 48pp.
7541 Records of Merchant Shipping & Seamen - Ł6.99, 440gm: Public Record Office Readers' Guide No. 20. Written by Kelvin Smith, Christopher T Watts & Michael J Watts. Describes the wide variety of records, preserved in the PRO, available for the study of the Merchant Navy. A4, 132pp.
7544 Immigrants and Aliens - Ł9.99, 365gm: Roger Kershaw and Mark Pearsall.A guide to sources on UK immigration and citizenship. PRO Readers' Guide No. 22. A4 114pp.
7551 Emigrants and Expats - Ł12.99, 365gm: A guide to sources on UK emigration and residents overseas. A4, 128pp.
7552 How our Ancestors Lived - Ł19.99, 760gm: A history of life a hundred years ago. An exploration of late Victorian and Edwardian social history, illustrated with contemporary photographs, advertisements and posters. Includes case studies of ordinary families. A4, 198pp.
7553 Using Criminal Records - Ł3.99, 85gm: Ruth Paley. A Public Record Office pocket guide. Covers: tracing criminal ancestors in England and Wales from 1540; records of investigation, trial and punishment in the PRO and local record offices; essential background on the legal system for criminal cases and where to research--archives, libraries and the internet. 17.5 cm x 11.5 cm (6.75" x 4.5"), 64pp.
8010 Scottish Roots - Ł4.95, 240gm: Alwyn James. A step-by-step guide for finding Scottish ancestors. Contents include: 1) At home: first step, face to face, the visit, tackling distant relatives 2) New Register House: births, marriages & deaths, census, etc. 3) The Scottish Record Office 4) Libraries 5) On location: homes and houses, photographs, etc. 6) The Folk Museum 7) From a distance 8) Getting it down. A5, 182 pp.
9423 Lancashire Townships, Churches & Chapels - Ł1.50, 25gm: Two maps: 1)Townships of Lancashire in 1835, including those parts transferred from the West Riding in 1974; 2) Churches and chapels in Lancashire at the end of 1837. A3, 2 sheets.

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