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=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
In addition to an index to each year of Gentleman's Magazine which was usually published with the December issue of the magazine, | |||
Also, a four volume set of indexes were compiled by Samuel Ayscough (Assistant Librarian of the British Museum) with some assistance or later editing by John Nichols and by Gabriel Richard. Volume 2 includes an "Index of Names to the Marriages, Births, Deaths, Promotions, &c. " covering 1731-1786 and volume 3 contains an "Index of Names of Persons" covering 1731-1818. The indexes are by surname only and are available online for free through Google Books: | |||
*Ayscough, Samuel and John Nichols. "General Index to the Gentleman's Magazine" Nichols, 1821. Free digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=3j9OAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA137#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] | *Ayscough, Samuel and John Nichols. "General Index to the Gentleman's Magazine" Nichols, 1789. Vol. 2. Free digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=96RJAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA64&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] (follow link to page 64, which is followed by the index, which is numbered as page 1). Indexes names from Vol. 1 "To the End of the LVIth Volume of the Gentleman’s Magazine" and covers 1731-1786. | ||
*Ayscough, Samuel and John Nichols. (sometimes Richard, Gabriel) "General Index to the Gentleman's Magazine" Nichols, 1821. Vol. 3. Free digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=3j9OAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA137#v=onepage&q&f=false Google Books] | |||
David Dobson gleaned references to American births, marriages, and deaths from this English newspaper: | David Dobson gleaned references to American births, marriages, and deaths from this English newspaper: | ||