First published in 1982, Worldwide Family History is an essential reference and guide for the professional genealogist and the interested amateur alike. Concentrating on non-British genealogical problems, it sets out as succinctly as possible the way in which people of English speech but of foreign descent can begin tracing their ancestors. It is designed to be used throughout the English-speaking world, and especially by people of mixed European ancestry.
The first part deals with the political and linguistic structure of Europe and includes chapters on genealogy in all European countries. The second part deals with colonial shipping in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the settlement of the Americas (including chapters on Spanish, Italian, Polish, German, French and Slav emigrants), and a record of the early settlement of Europeans in Australia, South Africa and New Zealand. There is also a chapter on heraldry as an aid to genealogical research.
Contributors to the book include the internationally known genealogists—Margaret Audin; H. Jäger-Sunstenau; Conte G.G. Camajani; F. de Cadenas; Conde de Gaviria; Dr Artur Norton; Baron de Sao Roque; S. Kuczynski; M. M. Paszkiewicz; L. G. Pine; P. de V. B. Dewar; B. C. G. Brooks; and Professor W. Gordon East.
Preface and acknowledgements Part One 1. The structure of Europe 2. France 3. Germany 4. Austria 5. Switzerland 6. Italy 7. Spain 8. Portugal 9. Holland 10. Belgium 11. Sweden 12. Norway 13. Denmark 14. Finland 15. Poland 16. Russia and the Balkans 17. Islam 18. China and Japan Part Two 19. Ships and shipping 20. Anglo-Saxon settlement of America 21. German migration to America 22. Dutch settlements in America 23. Scandinavian migration to America 24. Fenchmen in America 25. Spanish-speaking groups in the United States 26. Italians in America 27. Polish migration to America 28. Croat and Slovene migration to America 29. Greek migration to America 30. The settlement of Canada 31. The settlement of Australia and New Zealand 32. Genealogical sources in Australia and New Zealand 33. South Africa Appendix 1: Heraldry and genealogical research Appendix 2: Chief sources of information
Biography
Noel Currer-Briggs was a professional genealogist specializing in families emigrating from Britain to the colonies and the United States, with special reference to Virginia and New England before 1690. He was a founder member and former Chairman of the Association of Genealogists and Record Agents.
