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Surnames, DNA, and family history / George Redmonds, Turi King, and David Hey. --
Record details
- ISBN: 0199582645
- ISBN: 9780199582648
- Physical Description: x, 242 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [218]-224) and indexes. |
| Immediate Source of Acquisition Note: | LSC 43.99 |
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| Subject: | DNA > Analysis. Names, Personal. DNA fingerprinting. Great Britain > Genealogy. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | 929.1072041 Red | 31681002720514 | NONFIC | Available | - |
George Redmonds is a freelance historian, specialising in Names Studies and Local History. He has lectured widely in Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand and in 2001 presented the BBC Radio 4 series 'Surnames, Genes and Genealogy'. His numerous books include Surnames and Genealogy (1997) and Names and History (2004).
Turi King read Archaeology and Anthropology at the University of Cambridge before undertaking her MSc and PhD in genetics at the University of Leicester. For the past ten years her research has focused on the link between surnames and genetics and its applications in the fields of forensics, epidemiology, genealogy and population history.
David Hey is Emeritus Professor of Local and Family History at the University of Sheffield. He is President of the British Association for Local History and the Chairman of the British Record Society. His numerous books include The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History ( third edition, 2008).
