ESSENTIAL SEARCH SKILLS TO MASTER
Recommended reading
This has been a brief introduction to the vast range of documents available to help us research our naval ancestors. There are a number of books and guides which will explain more about the records mentioned above as ng useful well as introducing you to other sources.
ESSENTIAL SEARCH SKILLS TO MASTER
• Tracing Your Naval Ancestors Bruno Pappalardo - ard (2003)
• Naval Records Genealogists Fors - NAM Rodger (1998)
The Family Tree Academy is here to help you grow your genealogy skills. The aim is to help teach more about the search skills and source know-how needed to step up your family history research.
•A Guide to the Naval Records in ecords in The National Archives of The UK Guide to he Naval
In this issue, Family Tree Academy tutor David Annal looks at a range of sources to help you trace an ancestor’s life in the Royal Navy, both before 1853, the date from which a centralised record system was established, and afterwards.