Our village ancestors : a genealogist's guide to understanding the English rural past

Osborn, Helen, 1961-2021

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A source of help for anybody researching their farming and countryside ancestors in England. Looked at through the lens of rural life, and specifically the English village, this book provides advice and inspiration on placing rural people into their geographic and historical context. It covers the time from the start of parish registers in the Tudor world, when most of our ancestors worked on the land, until the beginning of the twentieth century, when many had moved to the towns. Helen Osborn demonstrates how genealogical records are integral to their place of origin and can be illuminated using local newspaper reports, and the work of local historians. She explores the stories of people who lived in the countryside in the past, as told by the documents that record them, both rich and poor.