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George Redmonds (1935–2018)

Author of Surnames, DNA, and Family History

17+ Works 205 Members

Series

Yorkshire Surnames

Works by George Redmonds

Surnames, DNA, and Family History (2011) 77 copies

Christian Names in Local and Family History (2004) 45 copies

Surnames and Genealogy: a New Approach (1997) 44 copies

Names and History: People, Places and Things (2004) 16 copies

The Yorkshire Dales : Local and Family History (2011) 4 copies

Yorkshire Surnames Series Part Two: Huddersfield and District (1992) 3 copies

A Dictionary of Yorkshire Surnames (2015) 3 copies

Yorkshire Surnames: Bradford and District No 1 (1990) 2 copies

Changing Huddersfield (1985) 2 copies

The Making of Huddersfield (2003) 2 copies

First Names in Local and Family History 1 copy

Yorkshire Surnames: Halifax and District No. 3 (2002) 1 copy

English Surnames: Yorkshire West Riding v. 1 (English surnames series) (1973) 1 copy

A Vocabulary of Wood, Wood-Workers and Wood Management in Yorkshire (2017) 1 copy

Place-Names of Kirkburton, Shepley & Shelley 1 copy

Bradford Places: A New Perspective 1 copy

Almondbury: Places and Place Names (1983) 1 copy

Associated Works

The Story of David Bower M.P. from Saddleworth apprentice to founder of Adelaide — Editor — 2 copies

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Main Associated

British English and Irish history (2) DNA (22) DNA & Genetics (1) dna - reference (1) England (4) English History (2) family history (10) first names (2) genealogy (33) genealogy guide (2) Genealogy; DNA; JS (1) genetic genealogy (2) genetics (2) history (14) Huddersfield (3) language (4) local (2) local history (4) names (19) non-fiction (5) occupations (2) onomastics (2) SLV (1) social and cultural history (2) surname-DNA projects (1) Surnames (22) Surnames - General (1) Surnames--British Isles (1) the fighting furies (1) Yorkshire (5)

Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1935
Date of death: 2018-08
Gender: male
Education: Heckmondwike grammar school
Birmingham University (French and Spanish)
Leicester University (PhD|West Riding surnames)
Occupations: teacher (modern languages)
historian (family names and place names)
Organizations: British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC Radio 4|Surnames Genes and Genealogy|2001|presenter)
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Associated Place (for map): Bradford, Yorkshire, England

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Statistics

Works: 17
Also by: 1
Members: 205
Popularity: #107,801
Rating: 4.0

ISBNs: 25

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