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Tracing Your Lancashire Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians

By (author) Sue Wilkes
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd, Barnsley, United Kingdom
Published: 1st Mar 2013
Dimensions: w 149mm h 232mm d 15mm
Weight: 505g
ISBN-10: 1848847440
ISBN-13: 9781848847446
Barcode No: 9781848847446
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If you want to find out about Lancashire's 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 Wilkes's accessible and informative handbook outlines Lancashire's 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 Lancashire's past to life. Sue Wilkes's book is the essential companion for anyone who wants to discover their Lancashire roots.

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Sue Wilkes' new guide delves deep into the cradle of the Industrial Revolution. Spanning the centuries from the country's medieval origins to the First World War and the industrial and social histories between, this is a perfect companion for those searching for their red rose forebears. - Your Family History