Thank you to Netgalley for an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

I am addicted to research and tracing my ancestors. I really enjoyed this book and I will be putting what I have learned into practice.

I appreciate the publisher allowing me to read this book. This is a great reference I found very helpful in my research

Great book for background history of prisons. Useful information to help trace ancestors who may have frequented jail.

Like a previous title from this publisher, the content of the book serves as valuable tips and tools for genealogical research across the pond, NOT in the United States reformation and the American penal system. To note, the records and related materials mentioned in the book focus on the United Kingdom, not the United States.

However, I am (still) a librarian who helps patrons with their genealogies and family histories and I found this to be an extremely useful guide for our patrons.

My thanks to NetGalley and Pen and Sword for a copy of “Tracing Your Prison Ancestors “for an honest review.
I eagerly look forward to any new Pen and Sword publications as I know how beneficial they have been to my family history research.
Even as someone who has been compiling their family tree for a while now I seem to find something of use in every new publication .
A very interesting and informative read even I’f you haven’t a ‘ Black Sheep ‘ in your family !

As I've been tracing my family's history for over thirty years, this book caught my attention.
It was a very interesting read and I even learnt about a gaol in my home town.
The author has certainly done lots of research and I can highly recommend this book

Excellent resource for genealogists and historians on available prison records in the UK. This book includes a comprehensive history of the prison system and the social and cultural reasons for the changes that ensued. Case studies in each chapter step through the process to uncover information about the prisoner. Informative illustrations and ephemera accompany the text and help the reader imagine life in Victorian times, for example, and the challenges facing prisoners of the era. A helpful glossary of legal terms and prison terminology is included.

This is a guide to how to find your ancestors.

It tells you about the history of the prisons and gives you case studies of different people.

It was very informative.