How to Trace a Pedigree

by Helen Augusta Crofton

HOW TO
TRACE A PEDIGREE

BY
H. A. CROFTON

LONDON: ELLIOT STOCK
62, PATERNOSTER ROW, E.C.
1911

PREFACE

I have endeavoured in this little book to give the amateur pedigree-hunter the benefit of what I have personally found to be the most valuable documents to search, and full instructions as to where he can consult them, also the various steps to be taken in tracing a pedigree, without unduly crowding his attention with names and classes of documents which he may need to consult.

I have, however, added most of these in a later part of the book, so that sufficient information should be obtainable within its pages to meet the requirements of the average genealogical searcher in the British Isles.

H. A. C.

CONTENTS

CHAP.	PAGE
	[Introductory]	[1]
[I.]	First Steps in Pedigree-Hunting	[3]
[II.]	Will-Searching	[8]
[III.]	Published Sources of Information	[13]
[IV.]	Miscellaneous MS. Documents of Value to the Searcher	[19]
[V.]	How to Make a Family Tree	[24]
[VI.]	Additional Notes on Pedigree-Hunting in London	[27]
[VII.]	The Pedigree-Hunter in Ireland	[33]
[VIII.]	The Pedigree-Hunter in Scotland and the Provinces	[38]
[IX.]	The Will-Searcher in England	[45]
[X.]	An Additional List of Publications which may be Useful when Tracing a Pedigree	[48]
[XI.]	The Pains and Pleasures of Pedigree-Hunting	[52]
[XII.]	How to Save Expense in Pedigree-Hunting	[56]
[XIII.]	Last Words	[59]
	[Index]	[65]

HOW TO TRACE A PEDIGREE