Second edition
Edited by David Hey
over 2,000 entries
‘substantial and invaluable’ TLS
The Oxford Companion to Local and Family History is the most comprehensive and authoritative guide available to all things associated with the family and local history of the British Isles. It provides practical and contextual information for anyone enquiring into their English, Irish, Scottish, or Welsh origins and for anyone working in genealogical research, or the social history of the British Isles.
This fully revised and updated edition contains over 2,000 entries from adoption to World War records. There are recommended web links for many entries. This edition advises how to research your family tree using the internet and details the full range of online resources available. New articles for this edition are ‘A Guide for Beginners’, ‘Links between British and American Families’, ‘Black and Asian Family History’, and an extended feature on ‘Names’.
With handy research tips, a full background to the social history of communities and individuals, and a listing of all national and local record offices with their contact details, this is an essential reference work for anyone looking for guidance on the availability of records and advice on how to approach genealogical research, as well as a fascinating read for anyone interested in the past.
David Hey is Emeritus Professor of Local and Family History at the University of Sheffield. His many publications include The Oxford Guide to Family History (1993), Family Names and Family History (2000), How Our Ancestors Lived: A History of Life 100 Years Ago (2003), and Journeys in Family History: Exploring Your Past and Finding Your Ancestors (2004).
Print edition ISBN: 9780199212064; 0199532982
Publishing history: First edition 1996; first published as an OUP paperback 1998; reissued with a new cover 2002; second edition 2008
Copyright: © Oxford University Press 1996, 2008, 2009
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