SUMMARY

Do you have English ancestors or branches of your family who once settled in Great Britain?This book is designed to give you practical help with your genealogical research. It describes the organisation of British archives, civil status records, parish registers, censuses, research based on your ancestors' religion or status... It details the online databases, accessible remotely and particularly numerous in the UK, both free and paying, both general and specialised, with the different ways of using them. If you are used to genealogical research in France, this guide will also familiarise you with a different methodology. Because researching your ancestors in England is not just a matter of pursuing the same methods of investigation that you are used to in French archives, it's really about working in a different way. For example, civil status records provide so little information that the British do most of their genealogical research on the 19th century through census records. A new country, new methods, which you need to discover. Happy discovering... and good luck with your research!

AUTHOR

Marie Cappart: born of a Belgian father and an English mother, Marie Cappart is a professional genealogist. She works on both sides of the Channel and has a thorough knowledge of British archives. She runs the blog histoires-de-familles.org and writes for the Revue française de généalogie. She also gives genealogy courses and lectures in Brussels.