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This book provides a guide to tracing
family histories, both in the UK and overseas. It gives
advice on planning research and establishing what information
is required, as well as explaining how to interview
relatives effectively and draw up a family tree.
It contains full guidance on where to
find and how to use the different sources available
to you, such as birth, marriage and death certificates,
censuses and wills. This new edition also gives advice
on how to use the Internet to its full potential to
help you trace your family history.
Stella
Colwell, the author, is a freelance genealogical consultant,
having worked at the College of Arms, London, for twelve
years. She was the first woman Chairman of the Executive
Committee of the Society of Genealogists. She lectures
widely and is the author of several other books on family
history.
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