Christian Names in Local and Family History

by George Redmonds

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550025074
• ISBN13: 9781550025071
• Release Date: April 2004
• Publisher: Dundurn Press
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.4"