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Oxford companion to family and local history / edited by David Hey.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Hey, David, editor.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Great Britain--Genealogy--Encyclopedias.
Great Britain.
Great Britain--History, Local--Encyclopedias.
Genre:
Encyclopedias.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xxxix, 661 p.)
Edition:
2nd ed.
Other Title:
Companion to family and local history
Family and local history
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2008.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This bestselling guide is helpful for anyone wishing to learn more about his or her ancestors. Written by a leading expert on family history, it offers authoritative advice on tracing your family tree and suggests ways of broadening your research.
Contents:
Thematic Essays
Family History
Tracing a Family Tree: Getting Started / David Hey
Surnames / David Hey
Britain and America: A Common Heritage / George Redmonds
African-Caribbean Genealogy / Guy Grannum
South Asian Genealogy / Abi Husainy
Family History / Anthony Camp
Family and Society / Ralph Houlbrooke
Local History
The Antiquarian Tradition / David Hey
Local and Regional History: Modern Approaches / David Hey
Irish Local and Family History / Kevin Whelan
Scottish Local and Family History / David Moody
Welsh Local and Family History / D. Huw Owen
Women Local and Family Historians / Joan Thirsk
Landscape and Culture
Place-Names / Margaret Gelling
Landscape History: The Countryside / H.S.A. Fox
Towns / David M. Palliser
Domestic Buildings / Malcolm Airs
Historic Churches / David Hey
Popular Culture / Charles Phythian-Adams
Folklore, Customs, and Civic Ritual / Charles Phythian-Adams
Themes
Population Levels and Trends / David Hey
Agricultural History / David Hey
Industrial History / David Hey
Labour History / John L. Halstead
The Poor / David Hey
Central Government, Courts, and Taxation / R.W. Hoyle
Local Government / R.W. Hoyle
Education / David Hey
The Twentieth Century / Brian M. Short
A-Z
App. Record Offices and Special Collections.
Notes:
Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
Includes bibliographical references.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
9780191735042
0191735043

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