Anthony John Camp

Anthony John Camp (born November 1937) is a British genealogist and former director of the Society of Genealogists.

Early life and education Camp was born at Walkern, near Stevenage, Hertfordshire. His father was an agricultural carpenter and builder, particularly of corn-drying silos for farmers, and his mother worked at Walkern Hall; the family lived at the estate lodge, where Camp remained until his mother's death in 1973, at which time he moved to London.

Camp was educated at Alleyne's Grammar School in Stevenage, and at University College London, where he took a BA with honours in Ancient and Medieval History.

Career Camp has described genealogy as "a very exact science that makes a clear distinction between the facts that have been proved and those that have not", claiming that the distinction between the two can be confirmed by "one's expertise and knowledge of sources".

Selected publications Tracing Your Ancestors (Foyle's Handbook, 1964, 1966, 1970) . My Ancestors Moved (in England or Wales): how can I trace where he came from? (Society of Genealogists, London, 1994) . Previously published as My Ancestor was a Migrant (in England or Wales): How can I trace where he came from (Society of Genealogists, 1987). My Ancestors Came with the Conqueror: Those Who Did and Some of Those Who Probably Did Not Society of Genealogists, 1988, 1990) and (Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1990) . Wills and their whereabouts: being a thorough revision and extension of the previous work of the same name by B. G. Bouwens (Phillimore & Co Ltd, Canterbury, for Society of Genealogists, 1963). 4th edition Revised and extended, Anthony J. Camp, London 1974. Everyone has Roots: an introduction to genealogy (W. H. Allen, London, and Genealogical Publishing Company, Baltimore, 1978) . Roses in December: some thoughts on tangled roots and recording our memories: an after-dinner talk to the Cambridge University Heraldic and Genealogical Society 24 February 1983 based on another to the Birmingham and Midland Society for Genealogy and Heraldry 18 June 1982 (Anthony Camp, London, 1983) . First Steps in Family History (Society of Genealogists, London, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998) . Sources for Irish Genealogy in the Library of the Society of Genealogists (Society of Genealogists, London, 1990, 1998) . An Index to the Wills Proved in the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, 1750-1800 (6 volumes, Society of Genealogists, London, 1976–1992): vol. 1 (A-Bh, 1976) ; vol. 2, Bi-Ce, 1977) ; vol. 3 (Ch-G, 1984) ; vol. 4 (H-M, 1988) ; vol. 5 (N-Sh, 1991) ; vol. 6 (Si-Z, 1992) . Royal Mistresses and Bastards, Fact and Fiction, 1714-1937 (Anthony Camp, London, 2007) . On the City's edge: a history of Fann Street, London (Anthony Camp, London, 2016) .