Tracing Your Shipbuilding Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Anthony Burton

Tracing Your Shipbuilding Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians by Anthony Burton

Anthony Burton's concise and informative guide to British shipbuilding will be absorbing reading for anyone who wants to learn about its history or find out about the life of a shipbuilder and his family. In a clear and accessible way he traces its development from the medieval period to its peak in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and on into the present day.He describes how, at the height of its powers, it was of immense importance. It employed tens of thousands of workers, so a large proportion of the population today has some connection with it. And this great industry was also so widespread that wherever you move around the coast of Britain, you will never be far from a former shipbuilding centre. This practical handbook will be an invaluable guide for family and local historians and for readers with a more general interest in shipbuilding. It introduces the variety of national and local records that are available for genealogical research and considers the many other resources that can yield fascinating information about the industry and those who worked in it. Anthony Burton left a career in publishing in the 1960s to become a full-time writer, specializing in industrial and transport history. Among his many books are three important studies of British ships and shipbuilding: The Past Afloat, which accompanied a BBC TV series that he wrote and presented, The Rise and Fall of British Shipbuilding and The Daily Telegraph Guide to Britain's Maritime Past. Recently he has worked as the historic adviser on a TV series focusing on various aspects of industrial history, including shipbuilding, for the Discovery Channel.

Anthony Burton is a full-time writer who has written over 70 novels, the first of which was The Canal Builders (1972), which is currently in its fourth edition. The Great Days of the Canal, the series Anatomy of Canals, and a biography of Thomas Telford are among the others. He has worked extensively in television as a writer, presenter, and most recently as an expert, appearing in a variety of shows including Channel 5's Huge, Bigger, Biggest, and BBC Scotland's Thomas Telford, as well as a forthcoming edition of Coast. He has served as Historic Adviser for a number of Discovery shows.

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ISBN 13	9781848840966
ISBN 10	1848840969
Title	Tracing Your Shipbuilding Ancestors: A Guide for Family Historians
Author	Anthony Burton
Series	Tracing Your Ancestors Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published	2010-05-20
Number of pages	192
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