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Reference Genealogy & Heraldry

Christian Names in Local and Family History

by (author) George Redmonds

Publisher
Dundurn
Initial publish date
Apr 2004
Category
Genealogy & Heraldry, General, General
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550025071
    Publish Date
    Apr 2004
    List Price
    $29.99
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781459718265
    Publish Date
    Apr 2004
    List Price
    $14.99

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Description

Surnames have always provided key links in historical research. This groundbreaking new work shows that first names can also be highly significant for those tracing genealogies or studying communities. Standard works on first names have always concentrated on etymology. George Redmonds goes much further: he believes that every name has a precise origin and history of expansion, which can be regional or even local; up to c. 1700 it may even have centred on one family. This text fully explores the implications of this belief for local and family history, and challenges many published assumptions on the historical frequency of first names.

About the author

George Redmonds is a leading authority on names and how they relate to localities. He has been researching surnames and first names for 5 and 3 years respectively, and was awarded his Ph.D in surnames at Leicester in 197. His most recent work includes Surnames and Genealogy: A New Approach.

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