Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians

by Stephen Wade

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.

In Tracing Your Prisoner Ancestors, crime historian Stephen Wade attempts to provide information and guidance to family and social history researchers in this difficult area...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526778521
• ISBN13: 9781526778529
• Release Date: December 2020
• Publisher: Pen and Sword Family History
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"