David Hey

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David G. Hey (born July 18, 1938 in Catshaw , Yorkshire ; † February 14, 2016 ) was a British historian who dealt primarily with regional and local history, as well as family history research.

Life

David Hey was born in 1938 in the hamlet of Catshaw, the son of George Hey, a coal mine worker , and his wife Florence (née Batty) . When he was eleven, the family moved to nearby Penistone . He attended the local grammar school and later studied at the University College of North Staffordshire near Newcastle-under-Lyme , where he graduated in 1960. Hey then returned to Yorkshire and taught at various schools. In 1967 he became a lecturer at Matlock College of Education in Matlock , Derbyshire . There he met his future wife. The marriage in 1970 resulted in two children, a daughter and a son. Hey also studied at the University of Leicester and received a Master of Arts in 1967 . 1971 also took place here his doctorate with the dissertation A Shropshire woodland community: Myddle, 1524-1701 . After receiving his doctorate, he spent the next four years at Leicester University as a research fellow and engaged in local history .

In 1974, Hey, who was deeply rooted in Yorkshire, became a lecturer at the University of Sheffield and returned to the county for good. At the university did research on the history of Sheffield and the surrounding area and gave evening courses in local history. In 1992 he was appointed professor . In 1994 he became Dean . In 2015 the university awarded him an honorary doctorate .

Hey was President of the British Association for Local History , President of the British Agricultural History Society , and Chairman of the Council of the British Record Society .

In the course of his academic career, Hey wrote more than a dozen books on the history of Yorkshire and Derbyshire. In addition to his work on regional and local history, he dealt with family history research. His main focus was on research on family names from a socio-historical perspective.

Publications (selection)

  • Family History and Local History in England (1987)
  • The Oxford Guide to Family History (1993)
  • A History of Sheffield (1998)
  • Family Names and Family History (2000)
  • How Our Ancestors Lived: A History of Life a Hundred Years Ago (2002)
  • A History of Penistone and District (2002)
  • Medieval South Yorkshire (2003)
  • Journeys in Family History: The National Archives' Guide to Exploring Your Past, Finding Your Ancestors (2003)
  • A History of Yorkshire: County of the Broad Acres (2005)
  • with Colum Giles, Margaret Spufford , Andrew Wareham (Eds.): Yorkshire West Riding Hearth Tax Assessment, Lady Day 1672 (2007)
  • Derbyshire: a History (2008)
  • The Worshipful Company of Blacksmiths (2010)
  • with George Redmonds, Turi King: Namen, DNA and Family History (2011)
  • A History of the South Yorkshire Countryside (2015)
  • The Grass Roots of English History: Local Societies in England before the Industrial Revolution (2016)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b A Shropshire woodland community: Myddle, 1524-1701 , E-Thesis Online Service . British Library website
personal data
SURNAME Hey david
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hey, David G.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British historian
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Catshaw , Yorkshire
DATE OF DEATH February 14, 2016