This guide is for everyone interested in their ancestors whose research has not yet begun, or is in its early stages. It offers exactly what it says on the cover. David Annal introduces all the relevant sources of information [for research in the UK] in easy steps, and most logical sequence, focusing on what you really need to know.
The chapters are interwoven with practical features on issues that could crop up during research: for example different spellings of your ancestor's surname.
Written with humour and minimum fuss, this is the most accessible guide on the market - and at a size and price to suit any pocket.
Contents:
Introduction: Who are we? Who were they?
1. Homework: domestic sources
2. In the Beginning: birth records
3. Coming Together: marriage records
4. Counting the People: census returns
5. Ashes to Ashes: death records
6. The Will of the People: probate records
7. Parcels of the Past: records before 1837
8. Other Directions: more record sources
9. Picture this: the visual dimension
10. Read All About It: newspapers
11. The Bigger Picture: the British Isles and abroad
12. The Whole World is Out There: the World Wide Web
Glossary
Useful addresses
Useful websites
Further reading
Index
