Tracing the History of Your House (Guide to Sources)

Nick Barratt

ISBN 10: 1903365228 / ISBN 13: 9781903365229

Published by PRO Publications, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tracing the History of Your House (Guide to Sources)
• Publisher: PRO Publications
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1903365228
• ISBN 13: 9781903365229
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

Records for many English homes and structures go back to the 11th century.. This guide covers the great land surveys of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Land Registry office, building plans, local directories, electoral lists and rate books. For American readers this is an interesting guide to ancestral homes and British local history.

About the Author

Nick Barratt is widely known from his television work, based on his activities as a medieval, local and family historian: he is in high demand as a consultant, including for the BBC’s House Detectives and History Channel’s Family History Project, and, in 2004 he appeared on the BBC hit series Who Do You Think You Are?, which attracted an average of four million viewers. A second series is due in 2006. Formerly an adviser to researchers at The National Archives, Nick is a well-known speaker on the family history circuit, and also writes widely for the genealogical press including Ancestors magazine.