• Over 2,000 entries
• Fascinating and informative thematic articles. New to this edition: 'A Guide for Beginners', 'Links between British and American Families', 'Black and Asian Family History', and an extended article on 'Names'
• Fully revised and updated edition with a new structure for ease of use: the A-Z dictionary follows the thematic articles
• Recommended web links for hundreds of entries, updated via the Family and Local History companion website
• Ideal tool to help trace the family tree; and invaluable for overseas researchers tracing their origins to England, Ireland, Scotland, or Wales
• Appendices include contact information for every national and local records office

New to this edition

• Revised and fully updated with a new structure for ease of use: thematic articles are followed by the A-Z dictionary
• Four new articles: 'A Guide for Beginners', 'Links between British and American Families', 'Black and Asian Family History', and an extended article on 'Names'
• Entry-level web links for hundreds of entries updated via the Family and Local History companion website
• Thematic listing of entries to guide readers to information quickly and easily
• Extensive appendices list contact details for all national and local records offices and further reading
• Valuable information about researching your family tree using the internet - full details of online resources

Readership: The general reader interested in family or local history; professional and amateur historians; students, researchers, and genealogists

Edited by David Hey, University of Sheffield

"Fascinating to dip into, immediately accessible for reference - essential for your bookshelf." - Who Do You Think You Are?

Thematic essays
A-Z Dictionary
Appendices