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==== Peerage ==== | ==== Peerage ==== | ||
''The Complete Peerage aka Cokayne'' | ''The Complete Peerage aka Cokayne'' | ||
This is the most reliable source for men who held peerages and was compiled by the meticulous genealogist George Edward Cockayne. Its history is given by Hammond who wrote the addenda, corrigenda and index. Cockayne includes every peer’s birth, parents, marriage, death, burial, probate, honours and offices but nothing about ancestors or descendants who did not have the title. | |||
''The Complete Peerage'' is available online, see: [http://www.medievalgenealogy.org.uk/sources/peerages.shtml Some Notes on Medieval English Genealogy]. | |||
Other works on the peerage, and there are many, contain details about the families but may be biased ''almanacs of snobbery'' (Starkey in ''History Today'') containing wishful thinking and errors by the family representative who provided the information, especially in the earlier editions. The most widely known are: | Other works on the peerage, and there are many, contain details about the families but may be biased ''almanacs of snobbery'' (Starkey in ''History Today'') containing wishful thinking and errors by the family representative who provided the information, especially in the earlier editions. The most widely known are: | ||
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*Burke’s Family Index. London, England: ''Burke’s Peerage Limited, 1976''. (Family History Library book {{FHL|185733|title-id|disp=942 D53b}}.) This work is available in most major libraries. | *Burke’s Family Index. London, England: ''Burke’s Peerage Limited, 1976''. (Family History Library book {{FHL|185733|title-id|disp=942 D53b}}.) This work is available in most major libraries. | ||
Many are also indexed in British and Irish Biographies. (See [[England Biography]].) | Many are also indexed in British and Irish Biographies. (See [[England Biography]].) | ||
Since the peerages are alphabetised by title rather than surname it is difficult to find surnames and associated families. Two good indexes exist, the compilers of Burke’s have produced ''Burke’s Family Index'' and F. Leeson ''(A Directory of British Peerages )'' covers all peerage works. There are two works on peerages which have died out, ''Burke’s Extinct Peerage (1883)'' and Pine’s ''New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971.'' | Since the peerages are alphabetised by title rather than surname it is difficult to find surnames and associated families. Two good indexes exist, the compilers of Burke’s have produced ''Burke’s Family Index'' and F. Leeson ''(A Directory of British Peerages )'' covers all peerage works. There are two works on peerages which have died out, ''Burke’s Extinct Peerage (1883)'' and Pine’s ''New Extinct Peerage 1884-1971.'' | ||
[[Image:Weston Birt house 1826.jpg|thumb|right|296x200px | [[Image:Weston Birt house 1826.jpg|thumb|right|296x200px]]There are many publications that can help you trace noble families. The most important are three indexes to published works compiled by Whitmore, Marshall, and Barrow. These books are described in [[England Genealogy]]. | ||
The records of peerage creations and related documents are kept at the College of Arms. (See [[England Heraldry]].) | The records of peerage creations and related documents are kept at the College of Arms. (See [[England Heraldry]].) | ||
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ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - NOBILITY | ENGLAND, [COUNTY] - NOBILITY | ||
See also [[England Heraldry]] and [[England Genealogy]]. | See also [[England Heraldry]] and [[England Genealogy]]. | ||
==== Baronetage ==== | ==== Baronetage ==== | ||