Liverpool & S W Lancs F.H.S. Basic Series...

BASIC APPROACH TO MAKING CONTACT WITH RELATIVES. Peter Amsden Ref: OS-BK-054
Making contact with relatives is sometimes more difficult than extracting information about predecessors. The problem that many people face is that living relatives can question your motives, and they may not be as keen on family history as yourself. If the living are going to be approached then tact and diplomacy are needed. This does not need to be a daunting task, and the booklet offers suggestions to break down potential barriers, and methods of initial approaches.
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A BASIC APPROACH TO KEEPING YOUR FAMILY RECORDS. 2nd edition. lain Swinnerton Ref: OS-BK-015
Whilst researching your family history you will inevitably acquire a great deal of information about your relatives and other persons having the same name. Although you will no doubt jot these references down on anything you have to hand at the time, it is essential that you make a proper record of them as soon as possible. To do this you need some sort of system which is easy to maintain and readily understood by others as well as yourself. This booklet explores the pros and cons of different methods of keeping records.
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A BASIC APPROACH TO LATIN FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS. Michael Gandy Ref: OS-BK-016
Many people who trace their ancestors back two or three hundred years find that further research is slowed down by the large number of records that are in Latin. This booklet is to encourage you to go beyond the simple phrases which appear in basic records, such as wills and parish registers. The only things between you and five more generations of ancestors in medieval England are a couple of dozen grammatical tables and 200 new words of vocabulary!
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BASIC FACTS ABOUT ARCHIVES. Susan B Lumas Ref: OS-BK-023
Before coming into Family History, you may have only a very hazy idea of what archives are all about, and perhaps regard them as a useless pile of old parchment. When you need them, however, your attitude changes, and you are faced with a mountain of strange factors to assimilate. There is no doubt that archives are daunting at first, but with time and patience you can master them, and even become an expert in a particular field. This booklet gives an insight into the way archives are preserved, identified and used.

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BASIC FACTS ABOUT USING EDUCATION RECORDS. Colin R Chapman Ref: OS-BK-024
British education records are useful to family historians because they have been kept over a long period of time, they cover all classes of individuals, and they can provide a lot of background information about our ancestors. This booklet offers you clues about the contents of various sorts of education records up to 1918, where you may find them, and how you can make the best use of them in discovering a few more facts about your ancestors.

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BASIC FACTS ABOUT SOURCES FOR FAMILY HISTORY IN THE HOME. Iain Swinnerton Ref: OS-BK-025
Many families possess documents or artefacts which can help to put together names, dates and places for our ancestors. Despite this, many new family historians rush off to libraries and archives much too soon, before they have explored all the possibilities of information very easily obtainable in the family home. A surprising number of everyday objects around the house can give us vital information about our ancestors, and the object of this book is to try and point you in the direction of some of those which you may not have previously considered.

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BASIC FACTS ABOUT HERALDRY FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS. Iain Swinnerton Ref: OS-BK-026
Heraldry can be very useful to the family historian, as it can show marriage alliances, descents and and occupations. Many ordinary families may have links with ancestors who were granted arms. The purpose of this book is to explain the basic principles of heraldry in as straightforward a way as possible, with the aid of numerous illustrated examples.

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BASIC FACTS ABOUT LUNATICS IN ENGLAND AND WALES FOR FAMILY HISTORIANS. Pamela Faithfull Ref: OS-BK-442
Lunatic is a pre-twentieth century word describing someone who was mentally ill or emotionally disturbed, and had lost their powers of reasoning. Finding out that you had an ancestor in an asylum or who was called a lunatic in the census can be part of the fun of family history. This guide explains how such people were treated in the past, and how to find them in the records

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BASIC FACTS ABOUT FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH IN YORKSHIRE. Pauline M.Litton Ref: OS-BK-028
Before administrative reorganisation in 1974, Yorkshire was the largest county in England. Family history research within the county can be complicated, as the records of a single parish can be held in different archives. With 12 record offices within the county, and many other repositories, the listings of historical and source information, useful addresses, and a good bibliography will help unravel the complexities of civil, religious and other records.

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BASIC FACTS ABOUT USING WILLS AFTER 1858 AND FIRST AVENUE HOUSE. Audrey Collins Ref: OS-BK-056
This useful booklet explains the uses of wills and administration to to family historians, and gives information on District Probate Registries, indexes held elsewhere, and ordering copies by post. There is also a section on the new search room at First Avenue House (formerly at Somerset House), showing how to get there and how to use the records and order copies. Street map included. Recommended reading before visiting the probate registry.

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BASIC FACTS ABOUT TRACING YOUR CATHOLIC ANCESTRY IN ENGLAND. Michael Gandy Ref: OS-BK-033
This brief history of Roman Catholicism in England from the 16th to the 19th centuries looks at the problems and persecutions encountered by its followers, which in turn generated their own special types of record. Sources for Catholic history in Anglican and family records are also considered, as well as the registers of baptisms, marriages and burials maintained by the Catholic church itself. Useful addresses and a substantial bibliography are included.

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BASIC FACTS ABOUT DESCENDANT TRACING. Tom Wood Ref: OS-BK-035
Most of us are familiar with our living first cousins, and some of us may know our second cousins. But by the time we get back to more distant cousin ancestors - tracing their living descendants through ten generations can be quite a challenge. However, it can be very rewarding as these distant cousins may have family information or heirlooms of which we had no previous knowledge. This booklet will suggest how to start your search.
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