Product Description

The British public's hunger to meet their ancestors continues, and this unrivalled guide offers one of the best ways to explore people in the past through the holdings of The National Archives at Kew and the Family Records Centre at Islington. Aimed at researchers on all levels from family historians to academics, "Tracing Your Ancestors" fully explains the institution, the records, and how to use them most effectively. This seventh edition - the first since the Public Record Office became The National Archives - is fully revised to offer even better reference than before, including: updates throughout on topics including the census and records of inheritance, births marriages and deaths of Britons overseas, immigration, the army, merchant seamen, the poor, crime, justice and more; a new text feature showing how each record can be accessed, whether online, as documents, microfilm, etc; a new index to record series; and an additional chapter on accessing other archives.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #20635 in Books
• Published on: 2006-04-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 576 pages

Review
"if you can't find it in this book, it doesn't exist." Family Tree Magazine "A must have on one's bookshelf." Family History News and Digest "this book is excellent" Family History Monthly

About the Author
Amanda Bevan has contributed to Tracing Your Ancestors since the fourth edition in 1990 and took on the role of sole author with the sixth edition. A senior archivist at The National Archives, she has for nearly 25 years worked as a researcher, writer and records adviser to the public. She is a member of the Ancestors board and a contributor to the magazine.

Customer Reviews

An amazing resource
Much more than I expected. TNA had been a complete mystery before - I now feel that I know where and how to start. The detail is simply amazing.

If you're into
a riveting storyline, then this is not the book for you (unless you have some very colourful ancestors of course); neither was it for me. I couldn't figure out the plot line...so I gave it to one of my nieces, who is/was trying to do a family tree.
I don't know whether she enjoyed it or not, but I'll wait & see if she eventually tells me that I'm related to the King of Bavaria (the mad one).