An easy-to-use reference for those looking to trace English ancestry connected to the North Staffordshire pottery industry.
Tracing Your Potteries Ancestors introduces readers to the wealth of information available to those wishing to trace their North Staffordshire roots. Michael Sharpe gives a fascinating insight into the history of this part of the Midlands, which was for so long dominated by the pottery industry. The six pottery towns—Tunstall, Burslem, Hanley, Stoke, Fenton, and Longton—are at the heart of the story. His handbook is an essential guide for anyone researching the life of an individual or family connected with the area, bringing together all the relevant local and national archives for the first time. In a series of short, information-packed chapters, it describes the lives and experiences of ordinary people in this most extraordinary of landscapes. It charts the transition of the Six Towns from scattered farming communities to a thriving industrial conurbation. The living conditions of the urban poor, health and welfare, the influence of religion and migration, education, leisure pursuits, and the traumatic experience of war are all explored, and the many different archives and sources that are open to family history researchers are explained.
"Impressively researched, expertly written, deftly organized and presented,
Tracing Your Potteries Ancestors: A Guide for Family & Local Historians is an extraordinarily informative and thoroughly reader-friendly resource." —Midwest Book Review
- 224 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
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Print ISBN
9781526701275
Subtopic
Business HistoryTable of contents
- Cover
- History
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Chapter 1 The Potteries and Its People
- Chapter 2 The Pottery Industry
- Chapter 3 Industrial Diversity
- Chapter 4 Church and Politics
- Chapter 5 Civic Society
- Chapter 6 Migration and Housing
- Chapter 7 Everyday Life in the Potteries
- Chapter 8 Before the Potbanks
- Chapter 9 In Uniform
- Appendix 1 Timeline of Potteries History and Genealogy
- Appendix 2 Directory of Archives and Resources
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