Counting people : a DIY manual for local and family historians / John S. Moore.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moore, John S., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Population--History--Methodology.

Population.

Great Britain--Population--History--Sources.

Great Britain.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 pages)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; Oakville : Oxbow Books, [2013]

Summary:

Local and family historians are often afraid to use numerical data (Statistics) in their research and writing. Yet numbers are an essential part of much historical work, obviously in population history but also in local studies of agriculture, industry and social history. Counting People shows how amateur historians can use computers with appropriate programs to provide numerical illustrations of various historical topics as well as easing their researches. A final chapter covers research and publishing in local history. The Bibliography provides advice on local historical studies in England and Wales and a full list of sources for population history in England and Wales as well as guidance on the use of computers in local studies.

Contents:

List of figures

Preface

Abbreviations

Introduction

The agenda of local population history

Sources and methods

The study of medieval populations

English population history, 1538-1837

The registration era, 1801-2011

Researching, writing, publishing

Appendix: a case study : the population of Frampton Cotterell (Gloucs), 1086-1801

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781782970361

1782970363

9781782970385

178297038X