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BRITISH AND WELSH GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES AT TORRANCE PUBLIC LIBRARY

R929.4094 B247	Bardsley, Charles, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames. Baltimore: GPC, 1996. 1996 30,000 entries in dictionary form including origin and history of each surname.
R929.341 B571	Beyan, Amanda,Tracing Your Ancestors in the Public Record Office. Public Record Office, The National Archives,2002.Olderedition in circulation.
R929.342 B775	Bourne, Susan, Records of the Church of England. Maidstone, Kent: Prospect Litho, 1991. 1991 Records available from 1538 through 1900.
929.342 G226	Gardner, David, A Genealogical Atlas of England and Wales. Provo, UT: Stevenson's Genealogical Center, 1974. Also in the Reference Collection. Includes old gazetteer of parishes before 1813 with their locations.
R929.341 G449	Gibson, Jeremy, Bishops' Transcripts and Marriage Licenses. Baltimore: GPC, 1998. Older edition in circulation. A guide to their location and indexes.
R929.341 G449	Gibson, Jeremy,Probate Jurisdictions: Where to Look for Wills. Baltimore: GPC, 1997. 1997 Probate jurisdictions and records available in Britain and Wales.
R929.342 G449	Gibson, Jeremy, Records Offices: How to Find Them. Baltimore: GPC, 1998. Older edition in circulation. Addresses, maps and phone numbers of 97 record offices in England and Wales.
R929.342 H147	Hall, Joseph,The Genealogical Handbook for England. Salt Lake City: Hall, 1997. Includes excellent maps. Arranged alphabetically by county then parish giving beginning date of parish records and microfilm numbers for the FHC library in Salt Lake City.
R929.341 H535	Herber, Mark, Ancestral Trails:The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History. Baltimore: GPC, 2000. Detailed view of British archives and published sources available. Older edition in circulation.
R929.342 I72	Irvine, Sherry,Your English Ancestry. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1998. Older editions in circulation. 1998 Techniques for doing research in England while living in the U.S.
R929.341 L676	Lewis, Samuel,A Topographical Dictionary of England. Baltimore: GPC, 1996.
929.342 M659	Milner, Paul,A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your English Ancestors. Cincinnati, OH: Betterway, 2000. Excellent beginning guide.
R929.341 P391	Pelling, George,Beginning Your Family History in Great Britain. Baltimore: GPC, 1999. Basic information needed to research British ancestry. Older edition in circulation.
R929.42 R288	Reaney, Percy H.,A Dictionary of English Surnames. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. Meaning of over 16,000 English surnames with early forms, full sources and dates.
R929.342 R356	Reid, Judith P.,Genealogical Research in England's Public Record Office Baltimore: GPC, 2000. Older edition in circulation. A general introduction to major records available in England and the U.S.
R929.342 R724	Rogers, Colin D.,The Family Tree Detective: Tracing Your Ancestors in England and Wales. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1997. How to locate birth, marriage and death information.
R929.42 R883	Rowlands, John & Sheila,The Surnames of Wales. Baltimore: GPC, 1996. 40 maps showing the incidence and distribution of typical surnames in the early nineteenth century.
929.3429 W461	Rowlands, John & Sheila,Welsh Family History. Baltimore: GPC, 1999. Also in the Reference Collection. An intermediate guide to Welsh genealogical research.
929.3429 R883s	Rowlands, John & Sheila,Second Stages in Researching Welsh Ancestry. Baltimore: GPC, 1999. Also in the Reference Collection. A social history and sources available for research for the period prior to 1800.
929.342 S647	Smith, Frank, A Genealogical Gazetteer of England. Baltimore: GPC, 1968. Also in the Reference Collection. A description of each locality in 1831 with the beginning date of its parish registers indicated.