Tracing your prisoner ancestors : a guide for family historians

The Resource Tracing your prisoner ancestors : a guide for family historians
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Tracing your prisoner ancestors : a guide for family historians
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a guide for family historians
Statement of responsibility
Stephen Wade
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Language
eng
Summary
"The history of the British prison system only had systematic records from the middle of the nineteenth century. Before that, material on prisoners in local jails and houses of correction was patchy and minimal. In more recent times, many prison records have been destroyed. n Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors, crime historian Stephen Wade attempts to provide information and guidance to family and social history researchers in this difficult area of criminal records. His book covers the span of time from medieval to modern, and includes some Scottish and Irish sources. The sources explained range broadly from central calendars of prisoners, court records and jail returns, through to memoirs and periodicals. The chapters also include case studies and short biographies of some individuals who experienced our prisons and left some records."--Amazon.com
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UKMGB
Dewey number
929.1072041
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
CS415
LC item number
.W333 2020
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Series statement
Family history from Pen and Sword
Target audience
adult

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