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Tracing Your Black Country Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians (Paperback)
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Tracing Your Black Country Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians (Paperback)
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Loot Price R345
Discovery Miles 3 450
You Save R73 (17%)
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The Black Country in the West Midlands is an important site for
family historians. Many researchers, seeking to trace their
ancestry back through the generations, will find their trail leads
through it. And yet, despite the burgeoning interest in genealogy
and the importance of the region in so many life stories, no
previous book has provided a guide to the Black Country's history
and to the documents and records that family historians can use in
their research. In this accessible and informative introduction to
the subject, Michael Pearson looks at the history and heritage of
the region and gives a graphic insight into the world in which our
ancestors lived. He concentrates on the role the Black Country
played during the industrial revolution when the development of
mining, industry and transport transformed the economic and social
life of the area. This was a period when living and working
conditions were poor, families were large, children worked from an
early age, often in the mines, and life expectancy was less than
20. And it was the era in which the Black Country took on the
distinctive identity by which it is known today. As well as
retelling the fascinating story of the development of the Black
Country, the author introduces the reader to the variety of records
that are available for genealogical research, from legal and
ecclesiastical archives, birth and death certificates to the
records of local government, employers, institutions, clubs,
societies and schools.
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