Discover Gloucestershire Ancestors

“A work of the highest quality which will not easily be surpassed”
Heather Forbes, County and Diocesan Archivist, Gloucestershire Archives.

The previous book relating specifically to research into Gloucestershire family history was nearly forty years old when I began to think about writing my version of it; it seemed that the time was right to bring the process up to date since much has changed in the intervening years.

After more than 20 years of researching at Gloucestershire Archives, I decided to share my expertise and have written two volumes of Discover Gloucestershire Ancestors, a guide to using the archives, books  that can help you to trace all the basic records as well as many of the lesser known documents that exist locally.

Volume 1 was published on 1st March 2012.  When I began researching the book, I found that there was so much information  to be included that there was too much material for just one book so it has been split into two parts;  Volume 2 of Discover Gloucestershire Ancestors was published in December 2013.  

The Discover Gloucestershire Ancestors volumes …

  • are the only Family History guides using Gloucestershire sources
  • hold the key to unlock the treasures in the archives
  • Volume 1 covers the basics for beginners
  • Volume 2 provides new sources for those seeking background information
  • both volumes offer hope to those who have hit the brick wall
  • both are full of tables, illustrations, maps and examples
  • Volumes 1 and 2 both include a full surname, place name and subject index

Volume 1:

  • ISBN: 978-0-9571440-0-2.
  • 256 pages.
  • Price £12.00 plus p&p as shown below:

See what’s in Discover Gloucestershire Ancestors – Volume 1.

Volume 1 + Postage
UK Mail £16.00 GBP Surface Mail £20.00 GBP Air Mail £35.00 GBP

Please be aware that surface mail can take anything up to 84 days to arrive.

Volume 2

  • ISBN: 978-0-9571440-1-9.
  • 272 pages.
  • Price £12.00 plus p&p as shown below:

See what’s in Discover Gloucestershire Ancestors – Volume 2.


Volume 2 + Postage
UK Mail £16.00 GBP Surface Mail £20.00 GBP Air Mail £35.00 GBP


Volume 1 & Volume 2 together:

The books together cost £20 plus postage as below:

Volume 1 & 2 + Postage
UK Mail £20.00 GBP Surface Mail £24.00 GBP Air Mail £45.00 GBP


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