The Family Records Centre: A User's GuideThe Family Records Centre (FRC) in London, part of the Public Record Office, contains a wealth of genealogical resources used by family historians. Illustrated with examples of many of these documents, this book provides an introduction to using the FRC and gives detailed practical advice on how to access and research information, including using indexes to civil registers of births, marriages and deaths; wills; death duty registers; divorce indexes; census returns and a wide range of family history databases. It also presents two case studies to show the reader how to use the most popular sources to trace family history and produce a family tree. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO THE FAMILY RECORDS CENTRE | 1 |
Which line should | 7 |
Sources in the Family Records Centre | 17 |
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1901 census returns abroad administration grants adopted aged ancestors application form Archives baptisms birth certificate Brighton burials certified copy Church Court of Canterbury Death certificate Death Duty registers death indexes directories divorce Dr Williams's Library England and Wales Family History Centre Family History Databases Family History Library family history societies Family Records Centre FamilySearch film forename Genealogical International Genealogical Index James Pearce London London Metropolitan Archives look maps marriages marriages and deaths microfiche microfilm microfilm copies overseas parents parish registers person personal-name indexes Potterne Prerogative Court PROB Probate Public Record Office Reference area Reference Book Register Office Registrar registration district Research Enquiries Desk returns of births Richardson Royal Scotland Scottish Link search area series RG Society of Genealogists surname telephone 020 Vital Records William www.pro.gov.uk