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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. [[Image:The_Gentlemans_Magazine_May_1759.jpg|border|right|120px|Gentleman's Magazine, May 1759]]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. | ||
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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]. | 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]. | ||
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<ref>"Gentleman's Magazine", Midlands Historical Data web site, 2012. http://www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/SHPLoader.aspx?x=Psearch/D1006_index.html&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sc=1920.</ref>:<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<ref>"Gentleman's Magazine", Midlands Historical Data web site, 2012. http://www.midlandshistoricaldata.org/SHPLoader.aspx?x=Psearch/D1006_index.html&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;sc=1920.</ref>:<br> | ||
*Volume 1 - 1731 - 1786 (published by Samuel Ayscough) | *Volume 1 - 1731 - 1786 (published by Samuel Ayscough) | ||