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Wills, Simon (Maritime genealogist),

Tracing your seafaring ancestors : a guide to maritime photographs for family historians / Simon Wills. - Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England Pen & Sword Family History 2015 - xi, 172 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. - Family history from Pen & Sword . - Family history from Pen and Sword. .

Includes bibliographical references (page 166-167) and index.

Photographs of your seafaring ancestors may tell you more about their lives than you realize, and Simon Wills's helpful and practical guide shows you how to identify and interpret the evidence caught on camera. Since maritime roles have been so vital to Britain's prosperity and military might, they are among the commonest professions depicted in photographs of our ancestors, and his handbook is the ideal introduction to them. Maybe your ancestor was a seaman in the Royal Navy, a ship's captain, a steward on an ocean liner, or an officer in the naval reserves? This book shows you how to spot photographic clues to an individual's career. Whether your ancestor served in the merchant navy or the Royal Navy or in another seagoing role such as a fisherman, a lifeboatman, or even a ship's passenger, Simon Wills's book will be your guide.

ISBN: 1473834333 9781473834330

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Sailors--Genealogy.--Great Britain
Photographs in genealogy.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Great Britain.
Great Britain--Genealogy.--Genealogy.

LC Class. No.: CS432.S25 / W55 2016

Dewey Class. No.: 929.1/072/041