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Tracing Your Kent Ancestors

Faversham Society: review of Tracing Your Kent Ancestors


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After an introduction on the basics of getting started and the inherent research problems in family history, Dr Wright deals with principal national and local basic sources: cathedral records, directories, newspapers and parish registers to name but a few. He also gives tips on searching maps, local trades and industry.

National records follow from Domesday through mediaeval, manorial, the professions and armed services, and taxation. Included is a directory of archives, libraries and societies, followed by a general bibliography and gazetteer of Kent’s ancient parishes, plus an index, all of which gives the new researcher great help in getting started and progressing.

The author is a professional genealogist, historian and writer whose earlier work on the Kent antiquary Bryan Faussett was much admired.

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