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''[[England]]'' | |||
=== Introduction === | |||
A biography is a history of a person’s life. A biography may give you birth, marriage, and death information and the names of parents, spouse, children, or other family members. Use the information from a biography cautiously because there may be inaccuracies. | A biography is a history of a person’s life. A biography may give you birth, marriage, and death information and the names of parents, spouse, children, or other family members. Use the information from a biography cautiously because there may be inaccuracies. | ||
You can locate individual or family biographies in the Surname Search of the Family History Library Catalog. For biographies of royalty, nobility, and those with coats of arms, see [[England Nobility]]. | You can locate individual or family biographies in the Surname Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog]. For biographies of royalty, nobility, and those with coats of arms, see [[England Nobility]]. | ||
Thousands of biographies have been gathered and published in collections of biographies, sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or dictionaries. Usually these include only biographies of prominent or well-known British subjects. However, some collections of biographies are of specific groups such as painters, ministers, radicals, or architects. | Thousands of biographies have been gathered and published in collections of biographies, sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or dictionaries. Usually these include only biographies of prominent or well-known British subjects. However, some collections of biographies are of specific groups such as painters, ministers, radicals, or architects. | ||
=== Sources === | |||
If your ancestor played an important part in a group or occupation, do a Place Search for England in the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] and select the topic of 'Biography.' For prominent businessmen, leaders, or religious or historical figures, the following are important sources: | |||
''British | *''British and Irish Biographies.'' London, England: Chadwyck- Healey, 1986. (On more than 1,500 Family History Library microfiche.) This is a major, growing collection on microfiche of various biographies and directories Most of this collection is indexed (Family History Library fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=filmhitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&filmno=6342001 6342001], 101 fiche ). You can find the fiche numbers and index references in: | ||
*''Register to Family History Library Microfiche Numbers for British and Irish Biographies'', 1840–1940. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Family History Library, 1989. (Family History Library book Reg [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=396623&disp=Register+to+Family+History+Library+micro%20%20&columns=*,0,0 942 A3cj].) You can find this collection in the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | |||
BRITISH AND IRISH BIOGRAPHIES | |||
''Dictionary of National Biography''. London, England: Smith, Elder, & Company, 1885–1900. Reprint. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1993. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=702862&disp=The+Dictionary+of+national+biography%20%20&columns=*,0,0 920.042 D561n]; on 278 fiche starting with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=244797&disp=Dictionary+of+national+biography%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6051261].) This series includes biographies of British subjects whose careers would be of interest to many people. It includes people who lived from 500 to 1980. | *''British Biographical Archives''. New York, New York, USA: K. G. Sauer, Inc., 1986. (Family History Library fiche [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=567444&disp=British+biographical+archive+17th+-+19++ 6029709–732], 1260 fiche.) This collection of biographies is taken from 324 printed sources and covers the 17th–19th centuries. | ||
*''The General Biographical Dictionary'', Chalmers, Alexander, Revised Edition. 32 Volumes. London, England: J. Nichols, 1812. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=920.042+C353g 920.042 C353g].) This is a historical and critical account of the lives and writings of most eminent British persons from 1060 to 1812. It is arranged alphabetically and has an index in each volume. | |||
*''Dictionary of National Biography''. London, England: Smith, Elder, & Company, 1885–1900. Reprint. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1993. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=702862&disp=The+Dictionary+of+national+biography%20%20&columns=*,0,0 920.042 D561n]; on 278 fiche starting with [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=244797&disp=Dictionary+of+national+biography%20%20&columns=*,0,0 6051261].) This series includes biographies of British subjects whose careers would be of interest to many people. It includes people who lived from 500 to 1980. | |||
Collective biographies are usually listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | Collective biographies are usually listed in the Place Search of the [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] under: | ||
GREAT BRITAIN - BIOGRAPHY | GREAT BRITAIN - BIOGRAPHY | ||
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=== Websites === | === Websites === | ||
*http://www.britannia.com/bios/index.html | *[http://www.britannia.com/bios/index.html http://www.britannia.com/bios/index.html] | ||
*http://www.oxforddnb.com/ | *[http://www.oxforddnb.com/ http://www.oxforddnb.com/] | ||
{{Place|England}} | {{Place|England}} | ||
[[Category:England|Biography]] | [[Category:England|Biography]] | ||