In Search of Your British & Irish Roots A Complete Guide to Tracing Your [Paperback]

Angus Baxter (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 080631611X | ISBN-13: 978-0806316116 | Publication Date: January 2000 | Edition: 4th

Whether you conduct your research in person or by mail, this celebrated manual--now in its Fourth Edition--will guide you in finding your ancestors in Britain or Ireland. Noted genealogist Angus Baxter provides detailed instructions for locating records abroad and shows how easy it is to do it by mail--or on a vacation trip! He begins with step-by-step instructions on drawing up a family tree, and explains how to use sources close at hand. The search continues by correspondence with family history societies, record offices, and other organizations listed here, before concluding with a possible--but not essential--trip to the source, Britain or Ireland. The new Fourth Edition of this classic work includes discussions of the following topics: * The transfer of important genealogical records from Chancery Lane and St. Catherine's House to the new Family Records Centre in London--most notably, civil registration records, census returns, and records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury * The 1986, 1996, and 1998 reorganization of counties in England and Wales and the latest information on where to find local records. Where available, URLs are given for county record offices (CROs), as well as for major repositories. Phone and fax numbers, if available, are also given for CROs and other archives * The British Library transfer of many of its collections from the Great Russell Street location (inside the British Museum) to a new facility at St. Pancras, London * The establishment of the Irish Genealogical Project * The 1998 amalgamation of the Public Record Office and State Paper Office into the National Archives of Ireland In the end, Baxter demonstrates how the threads of fact can be woven into a rich and detailed family history, the ultimate goal of every searcher determined to find his family roots.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Company; 4th edition (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 080631611X
• ISBN-13: 978-0806316116
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #552,571 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #68 in Books > Education & Reference > Genealogy > United Kingdom

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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Helpful to this Novice, March 31, 2000

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leeeeeway (Longmont, CO, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Search of Your British & Irish Roots A Complete Guide to Tracing Your (Paperback)

My great-great grandmother was supposedly born on St Patrick's Day in Dublin...how and why she got from there to Alamosa Co (250 mi from everywhere) before the end of the ninteenth century has been a lingering question of mine for many years. Mr Baxter's book has given me an approach to the question, not to mention a curiously practical guide to the civil and religious meanders of the British Isles' last 1000 years.

He presents the information I need to start... what to expect, what not to expect and where many genealogical goodies are stashed both "over the water" and here not 5 miles from my home, as it turns out. Who knew?

If you are reading this Mr Baxter, thank you so much for the hours and blind alleys you have no doubt saved me from...

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A fine way to begin your British & Irish research!, August 21, 2000

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Mark Howells (Puyallup, Washington State, USA) - See all my reviews
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This was one of the very first books I obtained to learn about UK & Irish research. It's full of the basics of UK research and also describes the unique and peculiar aspects of regional research in the British Isles.

This is a solid starting point for hunting your ancestors from the UK and Ireland. It helpfully provides information about county-level records for all English & Welsh counties.

It remains close at hand on my bookshelf as a well-thumbed reference guide.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars In Search of Your British & Irish Roots A Complete Guide to Tracing Your, August 26, 2006

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