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Book for a Beginner of Family History in the UK

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lesleymargaret

lesleymargaret Report 3 Dec 2014 20:23

Hi everyone,

I know how helpful you all are,

I want to purchase a book as a present which gives basic information on Census, BMD Certificates and maybe a few Internet sources which is up to date. As time is fairly short i do not have a lot of time to go to many bookshops to study them in person.

I was hoping to spend no more than £10.00

Thanks

Joseph

Joseph Report 3 Dec 2014 22:21

"Tracing your Family History" by Anthony Adolph, my edition is 2007, don't know if there is a more up to date one.

Andysmum

Andysmum Report 3 Dec 2014 22:30

I have that one too, but mine is 2006. It was first published in 2004, so appears to hyave been re-published every year. Apart from what is now available on the internet, it won't have changed much.

The cover price was £20.00, but you might get a cheaper one through somewhere like Amazon.

Inky1

Inky1 Report 4 Dec 2014 16:38

Try here:-

http://www.sog.org.uk/books-courses

Click "visit the online bookshop"

Click "Non SoG Publications"

Title: Easy Family History: shows at £10:99 (is on page 2)

lesleymargaret

lesleymargaret Report 4 Dec 2014 20:14

Thank you for your replies, I bought a book several years ago by Readers Digest called "How to Trace Your Family on the Internet" which I had been told was no longer printed, well I managed to buy one today for £14.99 published in 2012 not too long ago. Its name is rather misleading because it explains and show pictures of a lot of basic documents like the Census, BMD certificates as well as ways of using the Internet. I think it is a very clear and easy to read book (although rather large and heavy if you need to post it).