Tracing your marginalised ancestors : a guide for family historians
Few, Janet2024
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Often, our most fascinating ancestors are those on society's margins. They might have been discriminated against due to personal misfortune, or have been a victim of society's fear of difference. You may have ancestors who were poor, or sick, illegitimate, or lawbreakers. Were your family stigmatised because of their ethnicity? Perhaps they struggled with alcoholism, were prostitutes, or were accused of witchcraft. This book will help you find out more about them and the times in which they lived. The nature of this book means that it deals with subjects that can make uncomfortable reading but it is important to confront these issues as we try to understand our ancestors and the society that led to them becoming marginalised.
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Barnsley : Pen & Sword Family History, 2024.Barnsley : Pen & Sword Family History, 2024.
Collation:
208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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ISBN:
9781399061858 (pbk)
Dewey class:
929.2
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English
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BRN:
2920313