- Hardcover: 192 pages
- Publisher: Dundurn Group Ltd ,Canada; illustrated edition edition (24 Aug 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1550025074
- ISBN-13: 978-1550025071
- Product Dimensions: 24 x 16.4 x 2.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #83 in Books > Reference > Directories > Geneology
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Your Family Tree
'Worthy of any family historian's shelf.'
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Surnames have always provided key links in historical research. This groundbreaking new work shows that first names can also be highly significant for those tracing genealogies or studying communities. Standard works on first names have always concentrated on etymology. George Redmonds goes much further: he believes that every name has a precise origin and history of expansion, which can be regional or even local; up to c1700 it may even have centred on one family. This text fully explores the implications of this belief for local and family history, and challenges many published assumptions on the historical frequency of first names.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A superb book which fills the gap nicely as not much has been written recently about the frequency of Chrisitan names and how they developed into surnames. Well laid out book, easy to read with good biblio and references. I would recommend this for anybody wanting some more background to family history and genealogy. It has answered some questions I had re first names and their uses.
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English first name patterns through time.
21 May 2004
Format:Hardcover
First names have both history and context and George Redmonds has produced a much needed new study of them. This is NOT a "what does my first name mean" type of book. Redmonds has produced a social history of first names in England that has solid statistical backing. His major new contribution is his use of the poll tax returns of 1300s to establish a statistical base from which to compare changes in name popularity and patterns over time. He compares his data to that of other researchers to investigate the common questions about first name patterns. Did saints' names loose their popularity as a result of the Reformation? Redmonds has an interesting answer you might not expect. What role did the godparents play in the naming of children? What naming fads swept England and what were their sources? This book puts holes in many previous works on name popularity that previously relied on their authors' perceptions without statistical support. One of the best things about this book is that the author actually defines exactly what he means when describing a name as "popular" or "common". The book's particular strength is in the north of England - the author's home turf. The book is replete with copious examples in support of the author's conclusions.
The chapters include:
o A Transitional Period
o Tom, Dick and Harry
o The Popularity of Christian Names
o Parents and Godparents
o Names from the Twelfth Century
o Names from Abroad
o Names of the Saints
o Names from Legend and Literature
o Names from Surnames
o After the Reformation
o Changing Customs
An excellent addition to the genealogist's or social historian's tool kit, this book promotes the understanding of first naming patterns which continue to evolve to this day.
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