Your English Ancestry : A Guide for North Americans

Preface to the Second Edition v Preface to the First Edition vii Some Fundamentals 1(25) Civil Registration 26(21) The Census 47(20) Lists and Periodicals 67(15) Church Records 82(21) Wills Since 1858 103(9) Wills Before 1858 112(18) Earning a Living 130(18) Local Administration and Justice 148(17) Early English Research---An Introduction 165(12) Working It Out 177(43) Appendices A The Family History Library Catalog™ 184(11) B The International Genealogical Index™ 195(11) C Lord Hardwicke's Act 206(5) D Addresses 211(9) Bibliography 220(25) Index 245