Symes, Ruth A.
Family First: Tracing Relationships in the Past
(Pen and Sword, 2015).
Husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, children, siblings, aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents - these are the relationships that structure the family tree and fascinate the family historian. But how much do we really know about how our ancestors lived out these multiple roles? Buffeted this way and that by economic developments, legal changes, medical advances, Two World Wars, the rise of the Welfare State, women's emancipation and many other factors, relationships between members of our family in the past were subtly different to those of today and continually transforming. This book is both a social history of the period 1800-1950 and a practical guide on how to set about tracing and better understanding the relationships between members of your own family. What did it mean to be a father in this period, but also, how might you discover the father of an ancestor if his name is not mentioned on the birth certificate? What common ideas were held about the role of wives and mothers, but also, how were multiple births, stillbirths, abortions and infanticides dealt with in the records? What factors might have influenced the size of your ancestor's family, but also why were its children named as they were? Did pecking order in a family matter, but also, was it legal to marry a cousin, or the sister of a deceased wife? How long could people expect to live, but also what records can tell you more about the circumstances of your ancestors' last years? A final chapter considers relationships with neighbours, friends and club associates. Hardback. New book, fine in dustwrapper. 223pp. Order No. NSBK-C15530
Keywords: 9781473833883, family relationships, family trees, geneaology, geneaological, social history, ancestors, tracing ancestors, fathers, mothers, siblings, cousins, women, welfare state, infants, clubs, grandparents
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Rickards, Maurice, ed.
Poster of Protest and Revolution:
(Adams and Dart, 1970).
Hardback. Ex library with usual library stamps and markings, otherwise good in creased, slightly faded dustwrapper. pp. Order No. NSBK-A15729
Keywords: art, posters, social history, protest, radicalism, media, propaganda, near piano
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Watson, Susan.
Women of Derbyshire:
(J.H. Hall and Sons, 1987).
Derbyshire Heritage Series. Booklet. Light soiling to covers, otherwise very good. 54pp. Order No. NSBK-C13349
Keywords: 0946404615, Derby, Derbyshire, history, social history, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK, Bess of Hardwick, Florence Nightingale, Catherine Booth, Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire, Angela Burdett-Coutts, booklet
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HMSO, .
Suggestions for the Guidance of the Clergy: Relative to the Duties Imposed Upon Them By the Marriage and Registration Acts
(HMSO, 1901).
Hardback. Spine worn, embossed, decorated boards with gilt lettering, very good. 33pp. Order No. NSBK-A5101
Keywords: B000HC0T7U, marriage, social history, marriages, weddings, wedding, Britain, British, England, English, Edwardian, Victorian, marriage ceremonies, marriage rites, marriage rituals, registration, registrars, clergy, religion, religious, banns, licence, baptism, civil registration, burial, burials, registering, registering birth, marriage and death, law, legal, booklet
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Greve, John; Page, Dilys & Greve, Stella.
Homelessness in London:
(Scottish Academic Press, 1971).
Paperback. Covers slightly soiled, otherwise very good, ex-library. xix + 303pp. Order No. NSBK-A3723
Keywords: 0701118067, homeless, homelessness, sociology, history, twentieth century, London, housing, homes, metropolis, social services, England, Britain, English, British
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Loane, Marcus.
From Their Point of View:
(Garland Publishing, 1980).
Hardback. Ex library but with no visible stamps and stickers. 309pp. Order No. NSBK-A12661
Keywords: 0824001133, social commentary, Marcus Loane, poor, poverty, charity, charitable, poverty, philanthropy, philanthropists, Britain, British, England, English, history, United Kingdom, UK
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Reproduction Suffragette Badge / Brooch, .
Replica Suffragette Badge Streamer Design:
(Portrayer, 2018).
High-quality, attractive, reproduction suffragette badge / brooch. Votes for Women WSPU Suffragette Streamer. (Manufactured by Portrayer). Attractive, circular plated gold-coloured metal reproduction brooch / badge with firm safety-pin fitment at the rear for affixing to clothes. The original badge, on which this is faithfully based, was designed by Sylvia Pankhurst for the suffragette campaign in 1909 / 1910. It incorporates the purple, white and green colour-scheme of the Women's Social and Political Union, and depicts a woman stepping through an iron gate and heavy chains, carrying a 'Votes for Women' streamer. 25mm in diameter. Presented in an attractive zip-gift-bag which is clear at the front and shiny silver at the rear. Brand new, in fine condition. pp. Order No. NSBK-C15671
Keywords: Votes For Women, suffrage, woman suffrage, pins, badge, badges, pin back, pinbacks, suffragette, suffragettes, suffragists, women, women's history, social history, Britain, British, England, English, WSPU, Women's Social and Political Union, jewellery, jewelry, brooch, brooches, Edwardian, women's movement, Britain, British, England, English, Portrayer Publishers, suffragette ephemera, streamer
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Symes, R. A.
Tracing Your Ancestors Through Letters and Personal Writings: a Guide for Family Historians
(Pen and Sword, 2016).
Could your ancestors write their own names or did they mark official documents with a cross? Why did great-grandfather write so cryptically on a postcard home during the First World War? Why did great-grandmother copy all the letters she wrote into letter-books? How unusual was it that great-uncle sat down and wrote a poem, or a memoir? Researching Family History Through Ancestors' Personal Writings looks at the kinds of (mainly unpublished) writing that could turn up amongst family papers from the Victorian period onwards - a time during which writing became crucial for holding families together and managing their collective affairs. With industrialisation, improved education, and far more geographical mobility, British people of all classes were writing for new purposes, with new implements, in new styles, using new modes of expression and new methods of communication (e.g. telegrams and postcards). Our ancestors had an itch for scribbling from the most basic marks (initials, signatures and graffiti on objects as varied as trees, rafters and window ledges), through more emotionally-charged kinds of writing such as letters and diaries, to more creative works such as poetry and even fiction. This book shows family historians how to get the most out of documents written by their ancestors and, therefore, how better to understand the people behind the words. Paperback. New book, fine. ix + 270pp. Order No. NSBK-A15529
Keywords: 9781473855434, family, geneaology, family trees, geneaological, diaries, social history, family historians, ancestors, literacy, correspondence, journals, autobiographies, signatures, commonplace books
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Roche, Daniel.
The People of Paris: An Essay in Popular Culture in the 18th Century
(Berg, rpt, 1987).
Hardback. Very good in slightly soiled dustwrapper. 277pp. Order No. NSBK-A13324
Keywords: 090758246X, Paris, Parisian, France, French, history, Ancien Regime, 18th century, eighteenth century, popular culture, crowd studies, population, housing, consumption, consumers, popular dress, fashion, reading habits, social history, customs
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Kushner, Tony.
Observing the "Other": Mass-Observation and "Race"
(Uni of Sussex, 1995).
Mass-Observation and "Race". Mass-Observation Archive, Occasional Paper No 2. Booklet. Paperback. New book, fine. 15pp. Order No. NSBK-A5119
Keywords: 0415064988, Mass Observation, Mass-Observation, social investigations, surveys, twentieth century, social history, Britain, British, England, English, sociology, Mass Observation team, working classes, working class, 20th century, social research, Mass-Observation Archive, methodology, research, methodological, Sussex University, World War II, Second World War, wartime, Occasional Papers, Tony Kushner, Jews, Judaism, Jewish, Jew, ethnicity, race, racism, racial, antisemitism, 1930s, inter-war, interwar, inter war, booklet
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