Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Stephen Wade

Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Stephen Wade

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Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Stephen Wade

Did you have a criminal in the family, an ancestor who was caught on the wrong side of the law? If you have ever had any suspicions about the illicit activities of your relatives, or are fascinated by the history of crime and punishment, this is the book for you. Stephen Wade's useful introduction to this fascinating subject will help you discover and investigate the life stories of individuals who had a criminal past. The crimes they committed, the conditions in which they lived, the policing and justice system that dealt with them - all these aspects of criminal history are covered as are the many types of crime they were guilty of - murder, robbery, fraud, sexual offences, poaching, protest and public disorder. Graphic case studies featuring each type of crime are included, dating from the Georgian period up until the present day. All of these cases are reconstructed using information gleaned from the many sources available to researchers - libraries, archives, books and the internet among them. Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors is essential reading for anyone who wishes to explore the criminal past and seeks to trace an ancestor who had a criminal record.
Wade, Stephen: - Stephen Wade is a biographer and social historian, usually associated with crime and law, but here he turns his attention to a place he has known for forty years, as he has lived and worked in Scunthorpe all that time. His most recent books have been Going to Extremes, The Justice Women and three volumes in the Your Town in the Great War series (all Pen & Sword), and: No More Soldiering (Amberley).
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ISBN 13 9781848840577
ISBN 10 1848840578
Titre Tracing Your Criminal Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians
Auteur Stephen Wade
État Non disponible
Type de reliure Paperback
Éditeur Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Année de publication 2009-12-20
Nombre de pages 192
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