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Tracing Your East End Ancestors (Paperback) by Jane Cox
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JCox’s Tracing Your East End Ancestors is a vivid and accessible guide to uncovering family roots in one of Britain’s most storied urban landscapes. With warmth and wit, Cox captures the spirit of East Enders—resourceful, resilient, and unmistakably vibrant. From bustling markets and eel-and-pie shops to the matriarchal households and polyglot communities that defined the area, she paints a compelling portrait of life in the East End during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
The book offers practical advice for navigating the maze of historical records, archives, and online resources that can reveal the lives of ancestors who lived in or passed through this densely populated corner of London. Cox doesn’t shy away from the darker chapters—poverty, crime, and hardship—but balances them with tales of grit, humour, and upward mobility. Whether your East End ancestors were street-wise children, market traders, or part of the dockside workforce, this guide helps bring their world to life with clarity and compassion.
ISBN : 9781848841604