Tracing Your Insolvent Ancestors
A Guide for Family Historians
$48.40
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
23 April 2019
Summary
Debtors’ prisons are infamous, but very little has been written about the records of those confined within them in London or elsewhere in the country. Even less has been written about the trials of those who were often incarcerated following misfortune or mismanagement rather than criminal intent. That is why Paul Blake’s handbook will be so useful for researchers who want to find out about forebears who may have been caught up in the insolvency system.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526738653 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526738651 |
| Author: | Paul Blake |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Family History |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 23 April 2019 |
| Weight: | 532g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
| Series: | Tracing Your Ancestors |
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“Tracing Your Insolvent Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians” is a unique, impressively informative, and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, community, and academic library Genealogy instructional reference and resource collections.– “Midwest Book Review”
About The Author
Paul Blake
Paul Blake is a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists and President of the East Surrey Family History Society. As a professional genealogical researcher and educator, he has written and lectured on many aspects of London family history, and more broadly on British research. His recent publications include Discover the Poor Law in England and Wales and Discover Protestant nonconformity in England and Wales.
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