Genealogy Of The Name Family
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Author | : David Hey |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 261 |
Release | : 2006-06-22 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1852855509 |
Family names are an essential part of everyone's personal history. The story of their evolution is integral to family history and fascinating in its own right. Formed from first names, place names, nicknames and occupations, names allow us to trace the movements of our ancestors from the middle ages to the present day. David Hey shows how, when and where families first got their names, and proves that most families stayed close to their places of origin. Settlement patterns and family groupings can be traced back towards their origin by using national and local records. Family Names and Family History tells anyone interested in tracing their own name how to set about doing so.
Author | : George Redmonds |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2011-08-25 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 019162036X |
This book combines linguistic and historical approaches with the latest techniques of DNA analysis and shows the insights these offer for every kind of genealogical research. It focuses on British names, tracing their origins to different parts of the British Isles and Europe and revealing how names often remain concentrated in the districts where they first became established centuries ago. In the process the book casts fresh light on the ancient peopling of the British Isles. The authors consider why some names die out while others spread across the globe. They use recent advances in DNA testing to investigate whether particular surnames have single, dual, or multiple origins, and to find out if the various forms of a single name have a common origin. They show how information from DNA can be combined with historical evidence and techniques to distinguish between individuals with the same name and different names with similar spellings, and to identifty the name of the same individual or family spelt in various ways in different times and places. The final chapter of this paperback edition, looking at the use of genetics in historical research, has been updated to include new work on the DNA of Richard III.
Author | : George Redmonds |
Publisher | : Dundurn |
Total Pages | : 218 |
Release | : 2004-04-13 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1550025074 |
Surnames have long provided key links in historical research. This ground-breaking work shows that English christian names are also significant for those researching local communities and family history - and that they are a fascinating topic in their own right. Did you know, for instance, that the names Philip and Thomas were once used for girls? Or that there was a woman called Diot Coke in 1379? When George Redmonds became interested in christian names, he found that the information on his own name in dictionaries was contradicted by local records and that the standard works' emphasis on etymology only gave part of the story. Half a lifetime's research has convinced him that every christian name has a 'pedigree', which can be regional, local or even centered on one family. Here he explores the implications of this for both amateur and academic historians. Drawing on examples from Anne to Zaccheus, he covers a wealth of topics including the stabilisation of first names as surnames; the influence of individuals, parents, godparents and communities on naming; the popularity of names over the last 700 years; and more recent changes in naming practice. He challenges many published assumptions - and offers new insights into the customs and attitudes of our ancestors from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Author | : Debbie Kennett |
Publisher | : The History Press |
Total Pages | : 314 |
Release | : 2012-10-04 |
Genre | : Family & Relationships |
ISBN | : 0752483498 |
Every surname has its own story to tell, and a surname study is a natural complement to family history research. The study of surnames has been revolutionised in the last decade with the increasing availability of online resources, and it is now easier than ever before to explore the history, evolution, distribution and meaning of your family name. The Surnames Handbook provides a comprehensive guide to researching your surname using genealogical methods in conjunction with the latest advances in DNA testing and surname mapping. The book explores the key resources that are used to study a surname and is packed with links to relevant websites giving you everything you need to research your surname in one compact volume.
Author | : Lorine McGinnis Schulze |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2016-05-25 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780968074497 |
Janie Riley is an avid genealogist with a habit of stumbling on to dead bodies. With her husband Steven, Janie heads to Salt Lake City Utah to track down her elusive fourth great-grandmother. But her search into the past leads her to more than she bargained for. Her discovery of a dark secret brings her closer to danger. Can she solve the mysteries of the past and the present, and untangle a web of lies before disaster strikes?
Author | : Thomas Bellows WYMAN |
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Total Pages | : 450 |
Release | : 1863 |
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Author | : Alex Shoumatoff |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780679731900 |
Overviews the evolution of family and kinship groups throughout history, and examines the role of family names, in a treatment that spans primitive societies, the European aristocracies, and Europe and America after the industrial revolution
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Total Pages | : 147 |
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ISBN | : 0785836594 |
Author | : Nancy J. Price |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2017 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9781944633769 |
Find out how the names were formed, and get unique insights about the families who carried the names hundreds of years ago. A collection like no other. You'll find countless threads connecting people and places, gain new perspectives on topics covered in history books, and pick up some interesting trivia. Most important of all, it might be able to illuminate your own family heritage, or provide starting points for your own genealogical journey. It all starts with our not-so-simple heritage of last names -- things that really only came into existence a couple dozen generations ago. By understanding the stories behind these names, we can learn not just about our own lineage, but get a whole new perspective on many of the real flesh-and-blood people who walked this early long before us, and who have made it possible for us to stand here today.
Author | : Wellington L. G. Hunt |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1969 |
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