Tracing Your Lancashire Ancestors A Guide for Family Historians - Family History from Pen & Sword

If you want to find out about Lancashireæs history, and particularly if you have family links to the area and your ancestors lived or worked in the county, then this is the ideal book for you. As well as helping you to trace when and where your ancestors were born, married and died, it gives you an insight into the world they knew and a chance to explore their lives at work and at home. - Sue WilkesÆs accessible and informative handbook outlines LancashireÆs history and describes the origins of its major industries - cotton, coal, transport, engineering, shipbuilding and others. She looks at the stories of important Lancashire families such as the Stanleys, Peels and Egertons, and famous entrepreneurs such as Richard Arkwright, in order to illustrate aspects of Lancashire life and to show how the many sources available for family and local history research can be used. - Relevant documents, specialist archives and libraries, background reading and other sources are recommended throughout this practical book. Also included is a directory of Lancashire archives, libraries and academic repositories, as well as databases of family history societies, useful genealogy websites, and places to visit which bring LancashireÆs past to life. - Sue WilkesÆs book is the essential companion for anyone who wants to discover their Lancashire roots. -

ISBN:	9781848847446
Publisher:	Pen & Sword Family History
Imprint:	Pen & Sword Family History
Published date:	30 Nov 2012
DEWEY:	929.107204276
DEWEY edition:	23
Language:	English
Number of pages:	xi, 210
Weight:	494g
Height:	233mm
Width:	165mm
Spine width:	15mm

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