Mark D. Herber is a British author of

genealogy Genealogy () is the study of families, family history, and the tracing of their lineages. Genealogists use oral interviews, historical records, genetic analysis, and other records to obtain information about a family and to demonstrate kins ...

, London

legal history Legal history or the history of law is the study of how law has evolved and why it has changed. Legal history is closely connected to the development of civilisations and operates in the wider context of social history. Certain jurists and histo ...

and family history books. His first book ''Ancestral Trails'' won the 1997

CILIP The Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, since 2017 branded CILIP: The library and information association (pronounced ), is a professional body for librarians, information specialists and knowledge managers in the ...

McColvin prize for an outstanding work of reference. Herber is a solicitor by profession.

Bibliography

* (1997) ''Ancestral Trails: The Complete Guide to British Genealogy and Family History''. * (1998) ''Clandestine Marriages in the Chapel and Rules of the Fleet Prison 1680–1754 Part 1''. * (1999) ''Clandestine Marriages in the Chapel and Rules of the Fleet Prison 1680–1754 Part 2''. * (2001) ''Clandestine Marriages in the Chapel and Rules of the Fleet Prison 1680–1754 Part 3''. * (1999) ''Legal London (A Pictorial History)'', Chichester: Phillimore. * (2002) ''Criminal London (A Pictorial History from Medieval Times to 1939)'', Chichester: Phillimore. * (2006) ''My Ancestor Was a Lawyer'' with Brian Brooks.

References

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