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Tracing Your Seafaring Ancestors: A Guide to Maritime Photographs for Family Historians

By Simon Wills

Book information

Publisher
Pen & Sword Books
Year
2016
ISBN
9781473880498, 9781473834330, 9781473880504, 9781473880481
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
7 MB (7757588 bytes)
Series
Tracing Your Ancestors
Pages
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Time added
2022-11-02 21:48:12
Reference; Transportation; Nonfiction; REF013000;

Description

Photographs of your seafaring ancestors may tell you more about their lives than you realize, and Simon Willss helpful and practical guide shows you how to identify and interpret the evidence caught on camera. Since maritime roles have been so vital to Britains prosperity and military might, they are among the commonest professions depicted in photographs of our ancestors, and his handbook is the ideal introduction to them.Maybe your ancestor was a seaman in the Royal Navy, a ships captain, a steward on an ocean liner, or an officer in the naval reserves? This book shows you how to spot photographic clues to an individuals career. Whether your ancestor served in the merchant navy or the Royal Navy or in another seagoing role such as a fisherman, a lifeboatman, or even a ships passenger, Simon Willss book will be your guide.

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