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Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours
This volume is a companion to the Wills of the Archdeaconry of
Sudbury, 1439-1474, edited in two parts under the aegis of the
Suffolk Records Society. It provides comprehensive, separate
indexes to both, covering people and places, and subjects.
Few previous publications have focused on Welsh family history, and
none have provided a comprehensive guide to the genealogical
information available and where to find it. That is why the
publication of Beryl Evans's new Welsh family history handbook is
such a significant event in the field. Her detailed, accessible,
authoritative guide will be essential reading and reference for
anyone who is eager to research ancestors from Wales. She describes
the key archival sources and shows how the development of new
technology, the internet in particular, has made them so much
easier to explore. Drawing on her long experience of family history
work, she gives clear practical advice on how to start a research
project, and she sketches in the outlines of Welsh history, Welsh
surnames and place-names and the Welsh language. But the main body
of her book is devoted to identifying the variety of sources
researchers can consult - the archive repositories, including The
National Library of Wales, civil records of all kinds, the census,
parish registers, wills, the records of churches, chapels, schools,
businesses, tax offices and courts, and the wide range of printed
records.Beryl Evans's handbook will be a basic text for researchers
of Welsh descent and for anyone who is keen to learn about Welsh
history.
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