Family historians have to begin their research by using twentieth
century records. They do talk to their relatives, and heavily use the
records of civil registration and the 1901 UK census, but rarely seek
out other evidence for their family's recent history.
In
relation to research in the United Kingdom, far more evidence survives
for the twentieth century than for earlier centuries, but there is
little guidance to the use of these sources - some of which have only
become available in recent years. The authors of genealogical textbooks
often tend to ignore the 20th century, or just to deal with civil
registration.
This little book aims to remedy that situation,
and to provide the guidance researchers need. 'Tracing Your Twentieth
Century Family History' is the first volume in the 'Family History
Century By Century' Series, which will eventually include volumes
covering sources for each of the last five centuries. Each chapter in
this book gives you information on a specific type of record, how each
has their own place in research, and what type of information you can
expect to find in each. At the end of each chapter you will find a few
website addresses, and a short bibliography if you want to follow that
particular topic further.
Contents:
Introduction
1. Sources of Information: The Internet, Books, libraries, Record Offices, Family History Societies
2. Aunty Agnes says ... Memories, Reminiscences, and Memorabilia
3. Newspapers
4. Civil Registration
5. Church of England Registers and Other Records
6. Nonconformist Registers and Records
7. Monumental Inscriptions
8. Divorce
9. Wills
10. The Census
11. Earning a Living
12. Army Ancestry
13. Directories
14. Electoral Registers
15. Educational Records
16. Courts: Criminal and Legal Records
17. Government Publications
18. Tax Records
19. Land Surveys
20. Immigration
21. Emigration
22. Miscellaneous Sources
Appendix: Addresses
Index
Related Products:
Tracing Your Nineteenth Century Family History
Tracing Your Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Family History Bundle
