England Names Further Reading M to Z - International Institute

Further Reading (cont.)
MacLYSAGHT, Edward. 1966. Irish Families. Irish Academic Press.

MacLYSAGHT, Edward. 1968. More Irish Families. Irish Academic Press.

MacLYSAGHT, Edward. 1970. Supplement To Irish Families. Irish Academic Press. item 5.

MacLYSAGHT, Edward. 1985 (6th edition). The Surnames of Ireland. Irish Academic Press. item 5.

MARSHALL, G.W. 1902 reprinted 1967. The Genealogists Guide. Heraldry Today. .

MARTIN, Charles Trice. 1910 reprinted 1982. The Record Interpreter. Phillimore.

MARYON, Alan. 1999. List of “Strange” Towns/Villages and Settlements. Family Tree Magazine Vol 15 #3, page 49.

MATHESON, Robert E. 1909. Special Report on Surnames in Ireland. General Register Office.

MATTHEWS, C.M. 1966. English Surnames. Weidenfeld and Nicolson.

MAWER, Allen and STENTON, F.M. 1924. Introduction to the Survey and Chief Elements in English Place Names (2 vols). Cambridge. [Also volumes on most counties by different authors published from 1925 onwards].

McDONALD, Ronald W. 1997. Taking the Mick! Aberdeen and NE Scotland FHS Journal #62, pages 18-20.

McKINLEY, R.A. 1990. A History of British Surnames. Longman.

MEALLY, Victor (editor). 1968. Encyclopaedia of Ireland. McGraw-Hill.

MENCKEN, H.L. (edited by McDAVID, Raven I. Jr.). 1963. The American Language. New York.

MERRIGAN, Michael. 2000. How Irish One-Name Studies Differ from Those in England. Journal of One-Name Studies Vol 17 #4, pages 10-13.

MERRIGAN, Michael. 2001. Irish Studies Must Draw Line between Gaelic and Non-Gaelic Surnames. Journal of One-Name Studies Vol 17 #5, pages 12-14.

MILLS, David. 1986. The Place Names of Lancashire. Batsford.

MILLS, A.D. 1991. A Dictionary of English Place-Names. Oxford University Press.

MITCHELL, Stuart. 1998. ''Hidden Families. Aliases and Patronymics in Upper Banffshire.'' Aberdeen and NE Scotland FHS Journal # 66 pages 23-26, and #67 pages 31-33.

MONCREIFFE OF THAT ILK, Sir Iain and POTTINGER, Don. 1961 and later editions. Clan Map: Scotland of Old. Bartholomew, Edinburgh.

MORDY, Isobel. 1995 2nd edition. My Ancestors Were Jewish, How Can I Find Out More About Them? Society of Genealogists.

MORGAN, Jane, O’NEILL, Christopher, and HARRÉ, Rom. 1979. Nicknames: Their Origins and Social Consequences. Routledge and Kegan Paul.

MORRIS, John. (editor). 1975-1979. ''Domesday Book [All counties of England except northern ones—Cumberland, Durham, Lancashire, Northumberland and Westmorland]. Phillimore.''

MURRAY, Joyce. 1999. Tee-names and Surnames Associated with the Coastline of North-east Scotland. Aberdeen and North East Scotland Family History Society Journal #70, pages 34-35.

Ó CORRÁIN, Donnchadh and MAGUIRE, Fidelma. 1981. Gaelic Personal Names. Dublin.

PALGRAVE, Derek A. 1992. Surname Variants. Family History News and Digest Vol 8 #4, pages 134-135.

PALGRAVE, Derek A. 1996. Other Uses for One-Name Data. Journal of One-Name Studies Vol 5 #9, pages 275-7.

PAWLEY WHITE, G. 1981. A Handbook of Cornish Surnames. Dyllansow Truran—Cornish Publications, Redruth.

PEARL, Susan. 1995. Britain’s Black African Ancestors. Family Tree Magazine Vol 11 #12, pages 11-12.

PHELPS, Ron. 1996. Index of Alias Names. Journal of One-Name Studies Vol 5 #10, pages 304-305.

PHILLIMORE, W.P. and FRY, E.A. 1905, reprinted 1968. An Index to Changes of Name1760-1901. Genealogical Publishing Company. Now also available on CD-ROM from S and N Genealogy Supplies.

PRUCE, John. 1998. A (S)PRUCE One-Name Study. East Surrey FHS Journal Vol 21, #1, pages 18-20.

PUBLIC RECORD OFFICE. 1985 or latest edition. Records Information leaflet #38 Change of Name. Public Record Office, Kew.

RAYMOND, Stuart. 1990s. British Genealogical Library Guides (Formerly British Genealogical Bibliographies). S.A. and M.J. Raymond, Exeter.

REANEY, Percy H. 1960. The Origin of English Place-Names. Routledge and Kegan Paul.

REANEY, Percy H. 1967 (reprinted 1984). The Origin of English Surnames. Routledge and Kegan Paul.

REANEY, Percy H. and WILSON, R.M. 1991 3rd edition. A Dictionary of English Surnames. Routledge and Kegan Paul. (First published in 1958 as A Dictionary of British Surnames).

REDMONDS, George. 1997. Surnames and Genealogy: A New Approach. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston. USA

RHYS, Ernest (editor). 1914. A Dictionary of Dates brought down to the Present Day. Everyman’s Library. J.M. Dent.

RICHARDS, Melville. 1969. Welsh Administrative and Territorial Units: Mediaeval and Modern. On.

ROBINSON, Stephen. 1992. Somerset Place Names. Dovecote Press.

ROGERS, Colin D. 1992. Tracing the Natural Parents of Adopted Persons in England and Wales, Notes for Guidance. Federation of Family History Societies.

ROGERS, Colin D. 1995. The Surname Detective: Investigating Surname Distribution in England, 1086-Present Day. Manchester University Press.

ROOM, Adrian. A Concise Dictionary of Modern Place-Names in Great Britain and Ireland. Oxford University Press.

ROWLANDS, John and ROWLANDS. Sheila. 1996. The Surnames of Wales for Family Historians and Others. Federation of Family History Societies.

RUSTON, Alan. 1997. More on London Street Names. Cockney Ancestor (East of London FHS) #73, page 5.

SMITH, Frank. 1987. A Genealogical Gazetteer of England. Genealogical Publishing Company.

SMITH, Frank and GARDNER, David E. 1964. Genealogical Research in England and Wales. Volume 3. Bookcraft.

SPITTAL, J. and FIELD, J. 1990. A Reader’s Guide to the Place-Names of the United Kingdom: A Bibliography of Publications (1920-1989) on the Place-Names of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, The Isle of Man, and the Channel Islands.

STAFFORD, G. 1992. 2nd edition. Where to Find Adoption Records, A Guide for Counsellors. British Agencies for Adoption and Fostering.

STEEL, Don. 1999. Scottish Naming Customs (2). Greenwood Tree (Somerset and Dorset Family History Society) Vol 24 #3, page 92.

STEPHEN, L. and LEE, S. 1885 and continuing. Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder and Company.

STEVENSON, Noel C. 1989. Genealogical Evidence: A Guide to the Standard of Proof Relating to Pedigrees, Ancestry, Heirship and Family History. Aegean Park Press. Laguna Hills, California.

STOKES, H.G. 1948. English Place-Names. Batsford.

STUART, Margaret and BALFOUR, P.J. 1930 reprint 1994. Scottish Family History: A Guide to Works of Reference on the History and Genealogy of Scottish Families. Genealogical Publishing Company

SYKES, Bryan and IRVEN, Catherine. 2000. Surnames and the Y Chromosome. American Journal of Human Genetics. Vol 66, pages 1417-1419.

THOM, Alexander. ''The Alphabetical Index to the Towns and Townlands of Ireland. 1877''. Alexander Thom and Company. On (9) but reproduction quality is poor in parts.

THOM, Alexander. 1861 (1984 reprint). General Alphabetical Index to the Townlands and Towns of Ireland. 1851. Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore. Not on fiche.

THOMSEN, T.R. 1976 3rd edition. A Catalogue of British Family Histories. Research Publishing.

TITFORD, John. 1995. Forename Surname in Genealogical Miscellany. Family Tree Magazine Vol 11 #4, page 13.

TITFORD, John. 2001. ''Succeeding in Family History. Helpful Hints and Time-saving Tips''. Countryside Books.

TITTENSOR, Eileen M. 1999. A Rose by Any Other Name…(The Development of an Alias). Family Tree Magazine Vol 15 #7, pages 65-66.

U.S. IMMIGRATION and NATURALIZATION SERVICE. 1973. Foreign Versions of English Names. Grand River Books, Detroit, Michigan.

WAGNER, Anthony. 1983. English Genealogy. Phillimore.

WALKER, David. 2001. What’s In a Name (cont’d). Aberdeen and NE Scotland FHS Vol 79, page 35.

WEBB, Cliff Webb. 1982. A Genealogical Gazetteer of Mid-Victorian London. Research Aid #8 (Street Index). West Surrey Family History Society.

WEBB, Cliff Webb. 1984. Genealogical Research in Victorian London. Research Aid #6 (Map and keyed list of Registration Districts and parishes). West Surrey Family History Society.

WEBB, Clifford. 1989. Dates and Calendars for the Genealogist. Society of Genealogists.

WEBB, Cliff Webb. 1990. Genealogical Research in Edwardian London. Research Aid #15 (Map and keyed list of Registration Districts and parishes). West Surrey Family History Society.

WEBB, Cliff Webb. 1991. Streets, Parishes and Wards of the City of London. Research Aid #30 (Street Index). West Surrey Family History Society.

WEBB, Cliff Webb. 1992 (2nd edition). Suburban London before 1837. Research Aid #2 (Map of Anglican parish boundaries). West Surrey Family History Society.

WEEKLEY, Ernest. 1914. The Romance of Surnames. John Murray.

WHITMORE, J.W. 1953. A Genealogical Guide. Society of Genealogists. .

WILSON, John. 1879. The Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales. On (29.)

WILSON, John. 1882. The Gazetteer of Scotland. W. and A.K. Johnston. (11).

WITHYCOMBE, E. 3rd edition. 1977. The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names. Oxford University Press.

WORRALL, J.R. abt 1990. Appropriately Named. Family Tree Magazine.

WOULFE, Patrick. 1923 revised edition 1974. Irish Names for Children. Gill and Macmillan, Dublin.

WRIGHT, Peter. 2001. Geographical Forename. Family Tree Magazine Vol 17 #4, page 56.

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