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E-book: Tracing Your Birmingham Ancestors: A Guide for Family & Local Historians

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  • Pub. Date: 30-Apr-2015
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781473856257
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  • Format: EPUB+DRM
  • Pub. Date: 30-Apr-2015
  • Publisher: Pen & Sword Books Ltd
  • Language: eng
  • ISBN-13: 9781473856257
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Birmingham, the cradle of the industrial revolution and the world's first manufacturing town, is an important focus for many family historians who will find that their trail leads through it. Rural migrants, Quakers, Jews, Irish, Italians, and more recently people from the Caribbean, South-Asia and China have all made Birmingham their home. This vibrant history is reflected in the city's rich collections of records, and Michael Sharpe's handbook is the ideal guide to them. He introduces readers to the wealth of information available, providing an essential guide for anyone researching the history of the city or the life of an individual ancestor. His work addresses novices and experienced researchers alike and offers a compendium of sources from legal and ecclesiastical archives, to the records of local government, employers, institutions, clubs, societies and schools. Accessible, informative and extensively referenced, it is the perfect companion for research in Britain's second city.
Acknowledgements ix
Abbreviations x
Introduction: The Workshop of the World 1(12)
Brum and Brummies
2(2)
Researching in Birmingham
4(1)
Scope: The City in Three Counties
5(2)
Principal Archives and Sources
7(2)
Local History
9(2)
How to Use This Book
11(2)
Chapter 1 The City and Its People 13(19)
Birmingham and Environs
13(7)
The Historic Centre
14(2)
Aston
16(1)
The Suburbs
17(2)
Sutton Coldfield
19(1)
Solihull
20(1)
Finding People: Key Sources
20(4)
Censuses
20(1)
Civil Registration
21(1)
Wills
22(2)
Local Photographs
24(3)
Maps, Gazetteers and Plans
27(1)
Newspapers
28(3)
Further Information
31(1)
Chapter 2 Church and Politics 32(18)
The Established Church
32(4)
Principal Churches
32(2)
Anglican Records
34(2)
Clergy Ancestors
36(1)
Roman Catholicism
36(3)
The Heartland of English Catholicism
36(2)
Catholic Records
38(1)
Non-conformists
39(3)
Non-conformist Records
40(2)
Cemeteries and Burial Grounds
42(3)
Principal Cemeteries
42(1)
Cemetery and Burial Records
43(2)
Monumental Inscriptions
45(1)
Civic Gospels: Dissenters and Political Reform
45(3)
Electoral and Voting Records
47(1)
Political Records
48(1)
Chartism and Trade Unions
48(1)
Further Information
49(1)
Chapter 3 City of a Thousand Trades: Industry 50(16)
The Midlands Enlightenment
50(2)
The Brass Industry
52(1)
The Gun Trade
53(1)
The Jewellery Trade
54(3)
The Toyshop of Europe
57(2)
Food and Drink Industry
59(1)
Other Industries
60(1)
Trade and Commercial Directories
61(1)
Apprenticeship Records
62(1)
Other Business Records
63(2)
Further Information
65(1)
Chapter 4 Transport 66(14)
Highways and Turnpikes
66(2)
Canals
68(3)
The Golden Age
68(1)
Canal People
69(1)
Canal Records
70(1)
Railways
71(4)
The Railway Era
71(2)
Railway Industries
73(1)
Railway Records
74(1)
Trams and Buses
75(2)
The Motor Industry
77(2)
Further Information
79(1)
Chapter 5 Education, Health and Institutions 80(17)
Birmingham Corporation and City Council
80(1)
Into the Workhouse
81(4)
The Workhouse System
81(2)
Workhouse Records
83(2)
Children's Homes
85(2)
Hospitals
87(2)
Asylums
89(1)
Schools
90(3)
The Growth of Education
90(2)
School Records
92(1)
Universities and Colleges
93(1)
Charities and Friendly Societies
94(2)
Further Information
96(1)
Chapter 6 Law and Order 97(13)
The Judicial System
97(1)
Court Records
98(3)
Assizes
98(2)
Quarter Sessions
100(1)
Petty Sessions
101(1)
Crime: From Petty Theft to the Peaky Blinders
101(2)
Policing the Town
103(2)
Prisons
105(2)
Capital Punishment
107(1)
Other Judicial Records
107(2)
Further Information
109(1)
Chapter 7 Migration and Housing 110(14)
Rural Migration
110(1)
The Jewish Community
111(2)
The Irish Community
113(2)
The Italian Community
115(1)
Travelling Communities: Romany and Gypsy Ancestors
115(1)
Housing the Urban Poor
116(3)
Housing Records
119(1)
Child Emigration
120(1)
Caribbean and Asian Heritage
121(1)
Further Information
122(2)
Chapter 8 Entertaining the Town: Leisure Time 124(14)
Libraries, Galleries and Museums
124(2)
Artists, Painters and Photographers
126(2)
Theatre, Cinema and Variety
128(1)
Sport and Parks
129(3)
Inns and Public Houses
132(2)
Markets, Shops and Fairs
134(2)
Midlands Film Archive
136(1)
Oral and Community History
136(1)
Further Information
137(1)
Chapter 9 Before Industry 138(14)
The Medieval Town
138(1)
Manorial Records
139(2)
Tudor and Stuart Periods
141(2)
Early Modern Records
143(1)
Great Houses and Estates
144(2)
Land and Estate Records
146(3)
Georgian Birmingham
149(2)
Further Information
151(1)
Chapter 10 Birmingham at War 152(12)
Local Regiments
152(2)
The Royal Warwickshire Regiment
152(1)
The South Staffordshire Regiment
153(1)
The Worcestershire Regiment
153(1)
Militia and Territorials
154(1)
First World War
154(3)
Answering the Call
154(1)
The Birmingham Pals
155(1)
The War at Home
156(1)
Second World War: The Home Front
157(3)
Air Raids and Evacuation
157(2)
The Home Guard
159(1)
The War Effort in Industry
160(1)
War Memorials and Rolls of Honour
160(1)
HMS Birmingham
161(1)
The Fire Service
162(1)
Further Information
162(2)
Annex 1 Timeline of Birmingham Genealogy 164(2)
Annex 2 Directory of Archives and Resources 166(12)
Index 178
Michael Sharpe is a professional genealogist, writer and lecturer who specializes in the local and family history of Birmingham and the wider West Midlands. He is a member of the Society of Genealogists, the Birmingham & Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry, and several other family and local history societies. He is the author of Family Matters: A History of Genealogy. Michael was born in Birmingham and has traced his roots there back to 1750, long before the influxes of the industrial revolution, making him a true 'Brummie'.
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