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Ancestors in the Attic by Karen Foy The perfect gift for a keen family historian this guides you through 200 years of different types of memorabilia: how to interpret them and how to use them to make your own family history - perhaps making a scrapbook or website. more Only £12.99 Was £14.99 You save £2.00

Ancestral Trails - 2nd Edition by Mark Herber A comprehensive and up to date guide to tracing British ancestry, the book guides the researcher through the substantial British archives with a detailed view of the records and published sources available. more Only £17.50 Was £25.00 You save £7.50

Australians by Thomas Keneally Taking the reader from pre-settlement to European occupation through to the Eureka Stockade of 1854, Keneally tells the story of Australia through its people. more Only £14.99 Was £16.99 You save £2.00

Australia's Birthstain by Babette Smith A controversial, yet intelligent volume that traces the stories of hundreds of convicts over the 80 years of convict transportation to Australia, painting a colourful picture of their crimes in Britain and their lives in the colonies. more Only £26.99 Was £29.99 You save £3.00

Baxter's Guide - 3rd Edition by Ian A Baxter This is the bible for all who are researching ancestors in British India and South Asia. more Only £5.36 Was £5.95 You save £0.60

Birth Marriage And Death Records by Audrey Collins and David Annal Birth, marriage and death records are an essential resource for family historians, and this handbook is an authoritative introduction to them. more Only £10.99 Was £12.99 You save £2.00

Bound For Australia by David Hawkings Completely revised and expanded to include new research, this is the essential guide to the records kept in Britain of those who were sent to Australia as punishment or who went to start a new life, and will be an invaluable tool for family historian more Only £14.00 Was £20.00 You save £6.00

Criminal Ancestors by David Hawkings David Hawkings here offers practical in-depth guidelines for researching criminal ancestors, many of whom were 'obliged' to steal for mere survival and suffered imprisonment for the most trivial offences. more Only £15.00 Was £20.00 You save £5.00

Dates and Calendars for the Genealogist by Cliff Web This invaluable guide contains various dates for a selection of feasts and occasions. The concept of the calendar is explored, as well as its present structure. more £4.99

Dating Old Army Photographs by Robert Pols This book aims to help with the dating of army photographs from the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th. more £5.95