Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: Starting at the Roots 9

Chapter 1: Laying the Groundwork and Planning Ahead 11

Chapter 2: Fine-Tuning Your Organisational and Preservation Skills 31

Part II: Focusing on Your Ancestors 43

Chapter 3: Tracking Down an Ancestor: What’s in a Name? 45

Chapter 4: Locating Your Ancestors (Geographically Speaking) 69

Part III: Rooting Around in the Past 85

Chapter 5: Basic Genealogical Resources in the UK 87

Chapter 6: Digging Deeper into Your Family’s Past 125

Chapter 7: Looking Offline: Further Research Sources in the UK 143

Part IV: Share and Share Alike 165

Chapter 8: Storing and Organising Information on Your Computer 167

Chapter 9: Coordinating Your Attack: Getting Help from Other Researchers 183

Chapter 10: Sharing Your Wealth Online 195

Chapter 11: Creating a Place to Call Home 207

Part V: The Part of Tens 221

Chapter 12: Ten (Or So) Handy Databases 223

Chapter 13: Ten Things to Remember When Designing Your Genealogical Website 227

Chapter 14: Ten (Or So) Sites That Offer Help 235

Appendix: A Glossary of Terms 239

Index 253

About the Author

Dr Nick Barratt is the CEO of Sticks Research Agency (SRA), a research company specialising in family history. Nick was also the genealogical consultant for four series of the BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are?. Sarah-Jane Newbery is a historian at SRA. Jenny Thomas, Matthew L. Helm and April Leigh Helm are genealogists.

Reviews

"... brilliant resource for researchers, packed with useful information... a quick-and-easy reference guide." (Family History Monthly, April 2010)