BURKE'S FAMILY INDEX#, Burke's Peerage, 1976.

(CENSUS) MAKING SENSE OF THE CENSUS REVISITED: CENSUS RECORDS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES, 1801-1901 Edward Higgs, University of London, Institute of Historical Research, 2005

COLLINS TRACING YOUR FAMILY HISTORY, Anthony Adolph, Collins, 2008.

CORONERS` RECORDS IN ENGLAND AND WALES, Jeremy Gibson & Colin Rogers. FFHS, 1988.

CRIMINAL ANCESTORS, A Guide to Historical Criminal Records in England and Wales, David T. Hawkings, Sutton, 1996

DATING OLD PHOTOGRAPHS, by Robert Pols, FFHS.

DISTRICT REGISTER OFFICES IN ENGLAND AND WALES, EYFHS, 1995 (If unavailable use telephone books or the annual Genealogical Services Directory)

DNA AND FAMILY HISTORY: How Genetic Testing can advance your Genealogical Research, Chris Pomery (Foreword by Steve Jones), The National Archives, 2006

DOMESDAY OF ENGLISH ENCLOSURE ACTS, W. E. Tate.

EARLY MODERN ENGLAND, A Social History 1550-1760, J. A. Sharpe, Arnold, 1996.

EARLY MODERN GENEALOGY, Researching your Family History 1600-1838, Paul Chambers, Sutton, 2006

ENGLISH GENEALOGY*, Anthony Wagner, Phillimore, 1983.

EXPLORE YOUR FAMILY'S PAST, Ed. Mark Herber, Readers Digest, 2000.

FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY HANDBOOK, GENEALOGICAL SERVICES DIRECTORY, Robert Blatchford and Elizabeth Blatchford, GR Specialist Information Services.  For more information try their Internet Page

THE FAMILY DETECTIVE, Discover your family history and bring the past to life. Nick Barratt, Ebury Press, 2006

FAMILY NAMES AND FAMILY HISTORY, David Hey, Hambledon and London Ltd, 2001

FAMILY, SEX AND MARRIAGE IN ENGLAND 1500-1800, Lawrence Stone, Penguin, 1990.

FIRST STEPS IN FAMILY HISTORY*, Anthony J. Camp, Society of Genealogists, 1996

FIRST STEPS IN FAMILY HISTORY*, Guided by Eve McLaughlin, Countryside Books, 1990 (?)

FURTHER STEPS IN FAMILY HISTORY* Guided by Eve McLaughlin, Countryside Books, 1990.

GENEALOGICAL GUIDE#, an index to British Pedigrees, J.B. Whitmore, 1953.

GENEALOGIST'S GUIDE#, Geoffrey B. Barrow, Research Publishing Co. 1977.

GENEALOGIST'S GUIDE#, by George W. Marshall, Billing and sons, 1893.

GENEALOGIST'S INTERNET, Peter Christian, The National Archives, 2001

GLOSSARY OF HOUSEHOLD, FARMING AND TRADE TERMS FROM PROBATE INVENTORIES, R. Milward, 1982.

HERALDRY FOR THE LOCAL HISTORIAN AND GENEALOGIST, Stephen Friar, Allan Sutton, 1992.

HISTORY TODAY COMPANION TO BRITISH HISTORY, Ed. by Juliet Gardiner and Neil Wenborn, Collins and Brown, 1995.

INDEX TO PRINTED PEDIGREES# contained in County and Local Histories, the Heralds Visitations, ... Charles Bridger, 1969 (1867).

IN SEARCH OF WELSH ANCESTRY, Gerald Hamilton-Edwards, Phillimore, 1986.

IN THE BLOOD*, God, Genes and Destiny, Steve Jones, Harper Collins, 1996.

IRISH FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH - SEE BELOW

LATIN FOR LOCAL HISTORY, an introduction, Eileen A. Gooder, Longman, 1986.

LONGMAN HANDBOOK OF MODERN BRITISH HISTORY 1714-1987, Chris Cook and John Stevenson, Longman, 1988.

THE MAKING OF THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS, E.P. Thompson. Penguin. 1991

MARRIAGE LAWS, RITES, RECORDS AND CUSTOMS, Colin Chapman, with Pauline M. Litton, Lochin, 1996

MEDIEVAL GENEALOGY, How to find your Medieval Ancestors, Paul Chambers, Sutton, 2005

MILITIA LISTS AND MUSTERS, 1757-1876 - A directory of holdings in the British Isles, Local defence forces or militia. Jeremy Gibson and Mervyn Medlycot. 2000

MODERN BRITAIN, A Social History 1750-1997, Edward Royle, 1997.

MY ANCESTORS WERE CONGREGATIONALISTS in England and Wales, with a list of Registers, compiled by D. J. H. Clifford, 1992.

NATIONAL ARCHIVES (THE) Any guides that they publish are worth checking out.

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, An introduction for Family Historians, Stella Colwell, The National Archives, 2004

THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES, An introduction to the joys of family history, Simon Fowler, The National Archives, 2003

NATIONAL INDEX OF PARISH REGISTERS, VOL 2. Sources for Nonconformist Genealogy & Family History by D. J. Steel.

NINETEENTH CENTURY BRITAIN 1815-1914, Anthony Wood, Longman, 1972.

OXFORD COMPANION TO LOCAL AND FAMILY HISTORY, David Hey, Oxford 2002.

OXFORD DICTIONARY OF LOCAL & FAMILY HISTORY*, David Hey, OUP, 2000.

OXFORD GUIDE TO FAMILY HISTORY*, David Hey, OUP, 2002.

OXFORD GUIDE TO HERALDRY, Thomas Woodcock and John Martin Robinson, OUP, 2001.

OXFORD ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF IRELAND, R. F. Foster, OUP, 1994.

PARISH CHEST*, W.E. Tate, (Various publishers)

PHILLIMORE ATLAS AND INDEX OF PARISH REGISTERS, ed. by C. R. Humphery-Smith, Phillimore.

PHOTOGRAPHS AND LOCAL HISTORY, George Oliver, Batsford, 1989

POOR LAW UNION RECORDS, 4 volumes. Jeremy Gibson and Frederic A. Youngs jr, FFHS, abt 1993.

PROBATE JURISDICTIONS: WHERE TO LOOK FOR WILLS, J. Gibson, 1997.

PREROGATIVE COURT OF CANTERBURY WILLS AND OTHER PROBATE RECORDS, M. Scott, 1997.

PROTESTANT NONCONFORMITY AND ROMAN CATHOLICISM, David Shorney, PRO Guide 13, 1996

QUARTER SESSIONS RECORDS for Family Historians, Jeremy Gibson, FFHS,1995.

RAILWAY ANCESTORS, A GUIDE TO THE STAFF RECORDS OF THE RAILWAY COMPANIES OF ENGLAND & WALES 1822-1947. David T. Hawkings, Alan Sutton/PRO, 1995.

RECORDS OF THE MILITIA FROM 1757, Garth Thomas, PRO, 1993.

RECORDS OF THE ROYAL AIR FORCE, Eunice Wilson, FFHS, 1991.

SCOTTISH FAMILY HISTORY, David Moody, Batsford Local History Series, 1988.

TRACING YOUR FAMILY TREE*The Comprehensive guide to discovering your family history, Jean A. Cole Michael Armstrong and John Titford, Countryside Books, 2003.  (Highly recomended)

TRACING YOUR ROOTS WITH DNA, using Genetic Tests to explore your Family Tree, Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak and Ann Turner, Rodale, 2006. 

VILLAGE LABOURER 1760-1832, A study of the Government of England before the Reform Bill, J. L. Hammond and Barbara Hammond, Alan Sutton, 1911/1987.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Discovering the heroes and villains, Dan Waddell and Nick Barratt, Harper Collins Entertainment, 2006.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Encyclopaedia of Genealogy, The definitive guide to tracing your family history, Nick Barratt, Harper Collins, 2008.

WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? Trace your family history back to the Tudors, Ann Gill and Dr Nick Barratt, Harper Collins, 2006.

WILLS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM, J. S. W. Gibson.

WORLD WE HAVE LOST - FURTHER EXPLORED*, Peter Laslett, Routledge, 1992.

IRISH GENEALOGY AND FAMILY HISTORY BOOKS

COLLINS TRACING YOUR IRISH FAMILY HISTORY, Ryan Tubridy and Anthony Adolph, Collins, 2007.

HOW TO TRACE YOUR IRISH ANCESTORS: An Essential Guide to Researching and Documenting the Family Histories of Ireland's People, Ian Maxwell, How To Books Ltd, 2008.

IRISH FAMILY HISTORY, A Pocket Guide to Your Family History, John Grenham, Gill & Macmillan Ltd, 2004.

TRACING YOUR IRISH ANCESTORS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE, John Grenham, Gill & Macmillan Ltd., 2006.

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