Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree: Find Out what Your Surname Means and Trace Your Ancestors who Share it...

Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree: Find Out what Your Surname Means and Trace Your Ancestors who Share it...
ISBN-10
1845284348
ISBN-13
9781845284343
Category
Genealogy
Pages
213
Language
English
Published
2010
Publisher
How to Books Limited
Author
Graeme Davis

Description

Find out what your surname means and trace your ancestors who share it too. Perhaps your surname is that of a Norman who came to Britain after the Battle of Hastings; or a Celtic clan name. Maybe it is an old English trade. it may be distinctive of a particular location. And just possibly you might be related to everyone who bears the name. Find out! Your surname is part of you - so use this book to discover what it really means. This comprehensive book will show you how to research your surname and your family tree, both in earliest and in more recent years. it provides practical activities to investigate the meaning of any British surname. You will discover: - the meaning of your surname - How old it is - Where it comes from - What associations it has today - How to use your surname to trace ancestors You may also be able to take part in a One Name Study or use DNA profiling to make contact with other people who bear your surname and with whom you share distant ancestors. REVIEWS: REVIEWS OF PREVIOUS TITLES 'A clear step-by-step guide.' Family Tree 'Contains a lot of useful knowledge...all you need to get started.' Ancestors 'It is difficult to identify any online research not covered in the 25 chapters and 157 pages of this paperback 'How To' guide.' Who Do You Think You Are? AUTHOR BIOG: Dr Graeme Davis is a university lecturer with a doctorate in philology - the area of study which includes surname origins - as well as a genealogist with extensive experience of family tree research. His academic work includes books about the Anglo-Saxon language and English dialect dictionaries, while his genealogical publications include Your Family Tree Online. Surname and genealogical research are brought together in this book which offers a sound and rigorous framework for practical study. CONTENTS: The Small Print 1. Understanding Surnames 2. Finding out How Surnames Change 3. Exploring Surname Distribution 4. One Source or Many? 5. Working with Occupational Names 6. Focusing on Place Names 7. Making Sense of Landscape Names 8. Working with Patronymics 9. Taking Care with Nicknames 10. Working with the Genealogical Approach 11. Exploring 1066 Names 12. Understanding Coats of Arms and Surnames 13. Orphans and Surnames 14. English Surnames 15. Welsh Surnames 16. Scottish Surnames 17. Irish Surnames 18. Isle of Man Surnames 19. Channel Island Surnames 20. Understanding Jewish Surnames of the British Isles 21. Identifying Gypsy Surnames of the British Isles 22. British Isles Surnames in Australia and New Zealand 23. British Isles Surnames in the Americas 24. Dealing with Extinct Surnames 25. Investigating DNA Studies 26. One-Name Studies 27. Taking Charge of Your Surname Appendix 1. The 50 Most Common Surnames General Index Index of Surnames.

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