{"product_id":"searching-for-dead-people","title":"Searching For Dead People","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"325\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"241\" data-end=\"270\"\u003eSearching for Dead People\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"270\" data-end=\"273\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"273\" data-end=\"325\"\u003eA Practical Guide to Evidence-Based Family History\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"327\" data-end=\"411\"\u003eFinding ancestors has never been easier. Proving them has never been more important.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"413\" data-end=\"610\"\u003eIn the digital age, genealogy is driven by hints, automated trees, and one-click connections. With a few taps, you can extend your family line back centuries. It feels effortless. It feels magical.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"653\"\u003eIt is also dangerously easy to get wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"987\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"655\" data-end=\"684\"\u003eSearching for Dead People\u003c\/strong\u003e is a practical, clear-eyed guide to building a family history grounded in evidence rather than assumption. Written for beginners and developing researchers alike, this book teaches you how to think like a historian, evaluate records properly, and construct a family tree you can defend with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"989\" data-end=\"1019\"\u003eInside, you will learn how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1021\" data-end=\"1395\"\u003e• Distinguish between a source and the information it contains\u003cbr data-start=\"1083\" data-end=\"1086\"\u003e• Navigate civil registration, census records, and parish registers\u003cbr data-start=\"1153\" data-end=\"1156\"\u003e• Evaluate conflicting evidence\u003cbr data-start=\"1187\" data-end=\"1190\"\u003e• Use wills, Poor Law records, newspapers, and military files\u003cbr data-start=\"1251\" data-end=\"1254\"\u003e• Break through brick walls without guessing\u003cbr data-start=\"1298\" data-end=\"1301\"\u003e• Organise and preserve your research securely\u003cbr data-start=\"1347\" data-end=\"1350\"\u003e• Build a legacy your descendants can trust\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1397\" data-end=\"1476\"\u003eThis is not a book about collecting names.\u003cbr data-start=\"1439\" data-end=\"1442\"\u003eIt is a book about building proof.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp data-start=\"1478\" data-end=\"1628\"\u003eIf you want to move beyond flashing hints and unsourced trees — and start constructing a documented, defensible family history — this is your compass.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BookVAULT Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Perfect Bound","offer_id":51092203503920,"sku":"9781807386030","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0262\/2357\/5085\/files\/9781807386030.jpg?v=1773167166","url":"https:\/\/www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk\/products\/searching-for-dead-people","provider":"The Great British Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}