Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors

Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors
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Publisher : Pen and Sword Family History
Total Pages : 259
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ISBN-10 : 9781526778536
ISBN-13 : 152677853X
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Book Synopsis Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors by : Stephen Wade

Download or read book Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors written by Stephen Wade and published by Pen and Sword Family History. This book was released on 2020-12-02 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An “excellent book . . . a great introduction to legal terms, offences, procedures, sentences, and much more besides” trom the author of Writing True Crime (Ripperologist). The history of the British prison system only had systematic records from the middle of the nineteenth century. Before that, material on prisoners in local jails and houses of correction was patchy and minimal. In more recent times, many prison records have been destroyed. In Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors, crime historian Stephen Wade attempts to provide information and guidance to family and social history researchers in this difficult area of criminal records. His book covers the span of time from medieval to modern, and includes some Scottish and Irish sources. The sources explained range broadly from central calendars of prisoners, court records and jail returns, through to memoirs and periodicals. The chapters also include case studies and short biographies of some individuals who experienced our prisons and left some records. “All in all, it is a fascinating read, even if you don’t have prisoner ancestors! Wade has managed to explain the complexities of the criminal system, its records and how they affected our ancestors with his well-researched and illuminating guide.” —Family and Community Historical Research Society Newsletter “Overall, it provides an excellent starting point for family historians to investigate their relations who ended up behind bars.” —WDYTYA? Magazine

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