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Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis
In this Unlock the Past guide , genealogist Chris Paton goes in search of the records of ancestral hardship in Scotland, to allow us to truly understand the situations that our ancestors had to endure and overcome across the generations.
56 pages, Digital (.pdf) Download Only
Handy Guide: Civil Registration Births, Marriages and Deaths in Britain and Ireland
In this handy guide (4 page booklet) Chris Paton outlines what to expect from the records, and where to find them.
4 pages, Digital (.pdf) Download Only
Handy Guide: English Given Names: Popularity, Spelling Variants, Diminutives and Abbreviations
The names of our ancestors are the gateway to tracing our family history. This Handy Guide is filled with tables which enable you to find the "very common"and "common" English male and female names from 1700s-early 1900s.
8 pages, Digital (.pdf) Download Only
Handy Guide: Irish Given Names: Popularity, Spelling Variants, Diminutives and Abbreviations
The names of our ancestors are the gateway to tracing our family history. This Handy Guide is filled with tables which enable you to find the "very common"and "çommon" Irish male and female names from 1700s-early 1900s.
8 pages, Digital (.pdf) Download Only
Handy Guide: Online Newspapers, Getting the Most Out of the British Newspaper Archive (United Kingdom)
This brief guide gives an overview of what the British Newspaper Archive site offers, and how to use it to advantage. You'll read about the coverage, how to search and refine your search, advanced searching, bookmarking, tagging, and leaving comments.
4 pages, Digital (.pdf) Download Only
Handy Guide: Pre-1858 Irish Probate Wills and Administrations in Ireland
This Handy Guide gives you useful background information together with information on sources for research, as well as a number of websites and a list for further reading.
4 pages, Digital (.pdf) Download Only
Handy Guide: ScotlandsPeople: A Treasure Trove for Family Historians
This Handy Guide gives you a quick rundown on what you can find on ScotlandsPeople, together with tips on how to search this website effectively. You'll also find links to various associated websites, together with suggestions for further reading.
4 pages, Digital (.pdf) Download Only
Handy Guide: Scottish Given Names: Popularity, Spelling Variants, Diminutives and Abbreviations
The names of our ancestors are the gateway to tracing our family history. This Handy Guide is filled with tables which enable you to find the "very common"and "çommon" Scottish male and female names from 1700s-early 1900s.
8 pages, Digital (.pdf) Download Only
Handy Guide: Twenty Useful Irish Websites for Family History
In this handy guide (4 page booklet), family historian Chris Paton take a look at the potential offered by twenty of the most useful websites for research on the Emerald Isle.
4 pages, Digital (.pdf) Download Only
Irish Family History Resources Online – 2nd edn
This revised and fully updated Unlock the Past guide explores the key repositories and records now available online, and will prove to you that if you have been put off with Irish research in the past, now is absolutely the time to take another look.
64 pages, Digital (.pdf) Download Only
Manorial Records for Family Historians
The aim of this book is to cut through a complex mix of social and legal history to give family historians the knowledge and confidence to start utilising English and Welsh manorial records. 80 pages
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ScotlandsPeople: The Place to Launch Your Scottish Research – 3rd Ed
This guide will introduce you to the records contained in ScotlandsPeople, the number one website for scottish records, and give you tips and advice on how to get the best results.
44 pages, Digital (.pdf) Download Only
