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If your ancestor played an important part in a group or occupation, do a Place Search for England in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] and select the topic of 'Biography.' For prominent businessmen, leaders, or religious or historical figures, the following are important sources: | If your ancestor played an important part in a group or occupation, do a Place Search for England in the [https://familysearch.org/catalog-search FamilySearch Catalog] and select the topic of 'Biography.' For prominent businessmen, leaders, or religious or historical figures, the following are important sources: | ||
*''British and Irish Biographies.'' London, England: Chadwyck- Healey, 1986. (On more than 1,500 | *''British and Irish Biographies.'' London, England: Chadwyck- Healey, 1986. (On more than 1,500 FS Library microfiche.) This is a major, growing collection on microfiche of various biographies and directories Most of this collection is indexed (FS Library fiche {{FSC|6342001|film|disp=6342001}}, 101 fiche ). You can find the fiche numbers and index references in: | ||
*''Register to | *''Register to FS Library Microfiche Numbers for British and Irish Biographies'', 1840–1940. Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: Family History Library, 1989. (FS Library book Reg {{FSC|396623|title-id|disp=942 A3cj}}) | ||
*''British Biographical Archives''. New York, New York, USA: K. G. Sauer, Inc., 1986. (FS Library fiche {{FSC|567444|title-id|disp=6029709–732}}, 1260 fiche.) This collection of biographies is taken from 324 printed sources and covers the 17th–19th centuries. | *''British Biographical Archives''. New York, New York, USA: K. G. Sauer, Inc., 1986. (FS Library fiche {{FSC|567444|title-id|disp=6029709–732}}, 1260 fiche.) This collection of biographies is taken from 324 printed sources and covers the 17th–19th centuries. | ||
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