Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree

Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 151
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ISBN-10 : 9781848034549
ISBN-13 : 1848034547
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Book Synopsis Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree by : Graeme Davis

Download or read book Research Your Surname and Your Family Tree written by Graeme Davis and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2010-09-24 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

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