About the Author

Stuart Raymond was formerly librarian of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society, and assistant librarian at Deakin University. He has over 40 years of experience in historical research, and is an expert on the sources of family and local history. Among his most recent publications are The Wills of Our Ancestors, Tracing your Ancestors Parish Records, Tracing Your Ancestors in County Records, Tracing Your Nonconformist Ancestors, Tracing Your Church of England Ancestors and Tracing Your Roman Catholic Ancestors. He has also published a wide variety of other handbooks, web directories and library guides for family and local historians