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The Gentleman's Magazine began publication in 1731, and continued monthly until 1922. The monthly magazine is particularly useful to genealogists because it published notices of births, marriages, and deaths in prominent families or persons of interest, whether famous or infamous. The magazine included reports of promotions (army, and navy), preferments (Church of England clergy), and all bankruptcies. | The Gentleman's Magazine began publication in 1731, and continued monthly until 1922. The monthly magazine is particularly useful to genealogists because it published notices of births, marriages, and deaths in prominent families or persons of interest, whether famous or infamous. The magazine included reports of promotions (army, and navy), preferments (Church of England clergy), and all bankruptcies. | ||
{{Wikipedia|The Gentleman's Magazine}} A major change in format was made in 1856, when the publication discontinued the published notices useful to genealogists. Another change removed the obituaries in June 1868 (although a select few were published before complete discontinuance in December 1869).<br> | {{Wikipedia|The Gentleman's Magazine}} | ||
A major change in format was made in 1856, when the publication discontinued the published notices useful to genealogists. Another change removed the obituaries in June 1868 (although a select few were published before complete discontinuance in December 1869). <br> | |||
Many issues of the ''Gentleman's Magazine ''are available in digital format online. | Many issues of the ''Gentleman's Magazine ''are available in digital format online. | ||
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=== Indexes === | === Indexes === | ||
In addition to an index for each year of Gentleman's Magazine which was usually published with the December issue of the magazine, a full index was compiled by the College of Arms and typed by the Genealogical Society of Utah<ref>College of Arms, Gentleman's Magazine Index, 75 vols. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society | In addition to an index for each year of Gentleman's Magazine which was usually published with the December issue of the magazine, a full index was compiled by the College of Arms and typed by the Genealogical Society of Utah<ref>College of Arms, Gentleman's Magazine Index, 75 vols. (Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society offckLRUtah, 1958-60; typescript)</ref>. This index lists full name and an abbreviated reference to the date, event, and any other person(s) in each entry. This index covers the years 1731-1850. The index is available at the Family History Library as FHL book 942 B2g Index, but is also available on microfilm (films #599738-761, 24 films) or microfiche (#6026701, 126 fiche).<br>An abstract of the "chief contents of the Gentleman’s Magazine from 1731 to 1868” was published by George L. Gomme<ref>George Laurence Gomme, ed. The Gentleman's Magazine Library 1731-1868. Cambridge: The Riverside Press, 1891</ref> in 1891. He describes it as "excerpts from the original publications containing local history and information, topographical details, and family history are presented here, organized into volumes by county." Gomme's work has been digitized and indexed by Ancestry.com and is available online to [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=31424 Ancestry subscribers] or at [http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=31424 subscribing Libraries].<br>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. The contents of these indexes are given as:<br> | ||
*Volume 1 - 1731 - 1786 (published by Samuel Ayscough) | *Volume 1 - 1731 - 1786 (published by Samuel Ayscough) | ||
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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: | ||
*Dobson, David. ''American Vital Records from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1731-1868''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. {{FHL|973 V22d}}. | *Dobson, David. ''American Vital Records from the Gentleman's Magazine, 1731-1868''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. | ||
**{{FHL|973 V22d}}. <br> | |||
A few partial indexes are also available: | |||
Edward Alexander Fry, Index to the Marriages in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1731-1768 (London:[s.n.], 1922) | |||
Edward Alexander Fry, Index to the Biographical and Obituary Notices in Gentleman's Magazine,1731-1780, (London: British Records Society, 1891; FHL book 942 B2g Index 1731-1780) | |||
Percival Boyd, comp., Boyd's Marriage Index, 555 volumes, (London: Society of Genealogists, 1938-1962; FHL book; film; fiche; various call numbers--too many to list) | |||
William Musgrave, comp., Musgrave's Obituaries, 6 vols. (London, Harleian Society, 1900; FHL book 942 B4h Vols. 44-49; films 162064-066) | |||
"Marriages of the Nobility and Gentry, 1650-1880", an article in Collectanea Genealogica, 1881-1885 | |||
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