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A biography is a history of a person’s life. | 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. | 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 the "[[England Nobility|Nobility]]" section of this outline. | ||
Thousands of biographies have been gathered and published in collections of biographies, sometimes called biographical encyclopedias or dictionaries. | 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. | ||
Look at the topic "Biography" in | Look at the topic "Biography" in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog if your ancestor played an important part in a group or occupation. For prominent businessmen, leaders, or religious or historical figures, the following are important sources: | ||
''British and Irish Biographies.'' | ''British and Irish Biographies.'' London, England: Chadwyck- Healey, 1986. (On more than 1,500 FHL microfiche.) This is a major, growing collection on microfiche of various biographies and directories Most of this collection is indexed (FHL fiche 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. (FHL book Reg 942 A3cj.) | ''Register to Family History Library Microfiche Numbers for British and Irish Biographies'', 1840–1940. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Family History Library, 1989. (FHL book Reg 942 A3cj.) You can find this collection in the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
=== BRITISH AND IRISH BIOGRAPHIES === | === BRITISH AND IRISH BIOGRAPHIES === | ||
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''Dictionary of National Biography''. London, England: Smith, Elder, & Company, 1885–1900. Reprint. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1993. (FHL book 920.042 D561n; on 278 fiche starting with 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. | ''Dictionary of National Biography''. London, England: Smith, Elder, & Company, 1885–1900. Reprint. London, England: Oxford University Press, 1993. (FHL book 920.042 D561n; on 278 fiche starting with 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 | Collective biographies are usually listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
GREAT BRITAIN - BIOGRAPHY | GREAT BRITAIN - BIOGRAPHY | ||
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http://www.britannia.com/bios/index.html | http://www.britannia.com/bios/index.html | ||
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