Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
List of Books Forming the Reference Library in the Reading Room of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Dept. of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 1162
Book Description
The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Author: Patrick HanksPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192527479
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Containing entries for more than 45,000 English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Cornish, and immigrant surnames, The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland is the ultimate reference work on family names of the UK. The Dictionary includes every surname that currently has more than 100 bearers. Each entry contains lists of variant spellings of the name, an explanation of its origins (including the etymology), lists of early bearers showing evidence for formation and continuity from the date of formation down to the 19th century, geographical distribution, and, where relevant, genealogical and bibliographical notes, making this a fully comprehensive work on family names. This authoritative guide also includes an introductory essay explaining the historical background, formation, and typology of surnames and a guide to surnames research and family history research. Additional material also includes a list of published and unpublished lists of surnames from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The Surnames Handbook
Author: Debbie KennettPublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752483498
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 325
Book Description
Every surname has its own story to tell, and a surname study is a natural complement to family history research. The study of surnames has been revolutionised in the last decade with the increasing availability of online resources, and it is now easier than ever before to explore the history, evolution, distribution and meaning of your family name. The Surnames Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to researching your surname using genealogical methods in conjunction with the latest advances in DNA testing and surname mapping. The book explores the key resources that are used to study a surname and is packed with links to relevant websites giving you everything you need to research your surname in one compact volume.
The Surname Detective
Author: Colin RogersPublisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN: 1526186039
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
From the author of The Family Tree Detective, this guide provides the amateur genealogist or family historian with the skills to research the distribution and history of a surname. Colin Rogers uses a sample of 100 names, many of them common, to follow the migration of people through the centuries. Each of the 100 names is mapped since the Doomsday book in 1086. For those whose name is not among the sample, the book shows how to find out where namesakes live now, how they moved around the country through time, and how the name originated from a placename, a nickname or an occupation. Colin Rogers finishes this work by showing how the distribution of surnames can be studied irrespective of the size of the surrounding population, and reaches some interesting conclusions about which names are more reliable guides to migration since the 14th century.
A Catalogue of Books, Pamphlets and Manuscripts from the Library of the Late David Royce
Author: Bristol and Gloucestershire Archaeological SocietyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 76
Book Description
Second Catalogue of the Library of the Peabody Institute of the City of Baltimore, Including the Additions Made Since 1882
Author: Johns Hopkins University. Peabody Institute. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Dictionary
Languages : en
Pages : 784
Book Description
Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of the British Museum in the Years 1881-1900
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed BooksPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Subject catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 958
Book Description
The Fourteenth-century Sheriff
Author: Richard GorskiPublisher: Boydell Press
ISBN: 9780851159331
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
A study of the careers of over 1200 sheriffs appointed in England during the fourteenth century.
Subject Index of Modern Books Acquired
Author: British LibraryAnnuale Mediaevale
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civilization, Medieval
Languages : en
Pages : 140
Book Description