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RootsChat Topics: Social History Resources for the U.K.
« on: Saturday 17 June 06 14:31 BST (UK) »
The first steps in Family History usually centre upon finding census entries, Birth,
Marriage and Death certificates, etc

But for most of us, this isn't enough. In one form or another we ask
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[I am] wondering how to put 'meat on the bones'.
All I have at the moment are names and dates, and I have no idea where to start when finding a 'story' about my ancestors.

One way is to find out more about the social history of the period when your ancestors lived.

Here is a list of some the RootsChat topics supplying information about

      Social History Resources for the U.K.

These topics include some information on social history, too,
but they are mainly a collection of resources, i.e. Books and Web-Links

You can find more by using the Search RootsChat button at the top of every page.
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Topic: Social History Sources - General UK
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,158256.0.html

Topic: Social/Domestic History Sources - 19th century
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,153401.0.html

Topic: Autobiographies of Working People 1820-1920 - perhaps one of yours?
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,157459.0.html

Topic: BOOKLIST: London Social History
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,157816.0.html

Topic: Agriculture and Drink !!!!Question !
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,161272.0.html

Topic: Where's the Social History??
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,133378.0.html

Topic: Bit of a newbie to Genealogy
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,163586.0.html

Topic: description of Dumfries-Newton Stewart-Kirkcudbright in late 1700
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,162407.0.html

Topic: History
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,22755.0.html

Topic: "... just an AgLab". JUST an AgLab ??
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,29570.0.html

Topic: Favourite books on 19th century rural England??
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,161015.0.html

Topic: Victorian Prostitution
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,174328.0.html

Topic: Social History - Scotland
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,176245.0.html

Topic: LINKS: London Social History Online
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,160707.0.html

Topic: Books on life in the North of England
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,237030.0.html


Topic: Economy & social standards for 1850...your opinion?
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=268075.0

Topic: Regency Collection
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,276904.0.html

New topic(s) added:
Topic: Irish Social History Books.
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,287457.0.html

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Re: RootsChat Topics: Social History Resources for the U.K.
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 02 March 08 08:46 GMT (UK) »
Updated, see New topic(s) added:
Any UK Census Data included in this post is Crown Copyright (see: www.nationalarchives.gov.uk)