Tracing Your West Country Ancestors

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Reference, Genealogy, History
Cover of the book Tracing Your West Country Ancestors by Kirsty  Gray, Pen and Sword
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Author: Kirsty Gray ISBN: 9781783376612
Publisher: Pen and Sword Publication: April 19, 2013
Imprint: Pen and Sword Language: English
Author: Kirsty Gray
ISBN: 9781783376612
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Publication: April 19, 2013
Imprint: Pen and Sword
Language: English

This book is an essential handbook for those researching their ancestry in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset and the city of Bristol. It begins with an introduction to the identity of ‘The West Country’, its geography and history over the centuries. It then guides family historians through the wealth of historical records available both online and in archives and libraries in order to add the ‘flesh to the bones’ of the names of ancestors on their family trees.

West Country expert Kirsty Gray highlights fascinating details that can be uncovered about the places where our ancestors lived, their occupations and the distinctive features, identity and character of the West Country itself. She provides case studies of some notable individuals from the counties as well as records of those individuals who never hit the headlines.

This practical and informative guide is a ‘must have’ for readers wishing to find out more about all aspects of life in this area of England.

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This book is an essential handbook for those researching their ancestry in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset and the city of Bristol. It begins with an introduction to the identity of ‘The West Country’, its geography and history over the centuries. It then guides family historians through the wealth of historical records available both online and in archives and libraries in order to add the ‘flesh to the bones’ of the names of ancestors on their family trees.

West Country expert Kirsty Gray highlights fascinating details that can be uncovered about the places where our ancestors lived, their occupations and the distinctive features, identity and character of the West Country itself. She provides case studies of some notable individuals from the counties as well as records of those individuals who never hit the headlines.

This practical and informative guide is a ‘must have’ for readers wishing to find out more about all aspects of life in this area of England.

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