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Illegitimate children are not entitled to noble status and often do not appear on family pedigrees. They may, however, be granted a variation of the father’s coat of arms. | Illegitimate children are not entitled to noble status and often do not appear on family pedigrees. They may, however, be granted a variation of the father’s coat of arms. | ||
Because of frequent false claims to coats of arms, kings’ heralds required descents to be documented. These pedigrees are called "visitations." Many visitations from the 16th and 17th centuries have been published by the Harleian Society and other private groups. Those available at the Family History Library are listed in | Because of frequent false claims to coats of arms, kings’ heralds required descents to be documented. These pedigrees are called "visitations." Many visitations from the 16th and 17th centuries have been published by the Harleian Society and other private groups. Those available at the Family History Library are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - VISITATIONS, HERALDIC | ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - VISITATIONS, HERALDIC | ||
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Many are also indexed in British and Irish Biographies. (See the "[[England Biography|Biography]]" section of this outline.) | Many are also indexed in British and Irish Biographies. (See the "[[England Biography|Biography]]" section of this outline.) | ||
The Family History Library has many records of noble families other than family histories. Look in | The Family History Library has many records of noble families other than family histories. Look in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
GREAT BRITAIN - NOBILITY | GREAT BRITAIN - NOBILITY | ||
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https://kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/history/ug/modules/gp2/nobility.html | https://kcl.ac.uk/schools/humanities/history/ug/modules/gp2/nobility.html | ||
[http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject:"Nobility -- England" http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Nobility%20--%20England%22] | [http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject: "Nobility -- England" http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=subject%3A%22Nobility%20--%20England%22] | ||
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