Peerage and landed gentry genealogical books online

Officers in the British Army, the East India Company armies, and the Indian Army were often of high social status/the Landed Gentry class and genealogical resources relating to this social class may provide Army details.

Historical books online

• Burke's Peerage. Title appears to have varied. Includes A genealogical and heraldic dictionary of the peerage and baronetage, published by Burke, and Burke's genealogical and heraldic history of the landed gentry : including American families with British ancestry.

74th edition 1912, 76th edition 1914 : A-L only to page 1274 (total c 2761), 77th edition 1915. Archive.org, 101st edition 1956 Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.

1882, 1883, 1895, 1900, 1902, 1916, 1939, Digitised volumes from microfilm viewable on your home computer (Scroll down). FamilySearch Digital Library or digitised microfilm. Note to view these digital books, you must be signed in to FS, see FamilySearch.

• Debrett's. In some years there were two series of publications, in general terms Debrett's Peerage, and Debrett's Baronetage. The 1921 editions are both available online, and indicate mainly different content.

Debrett's Peerage Multiple editions, latest 1936, together with 1876 1921 1923 Archive.org

Debrett's Peerage on FamilySearch Digital Library

1808, 1819, 1826, 1869, 1874, 1888, 1913

Debrett's Baronetage Archive.org 1815-1835, together with Debrett's Baronetage 1921 Archive.org.

Debrett's Baronetage on FamilySearch Digital Library. 1824, 1840, Broken range 1883 to 1955. Note however, not all editions listed in the latter link are available online.

Note to view the FamilySearch digital books, you must be signed in to FS, see FamilySearch.

• Dod's Peerage Multiple editions, mainly 1908-1923, but some earlier. Archive.org
• Kelly's Handbook to the Titled, Landed and Official Classes Multiple editions 1880 and 1899-1923, (broken range) including 1917 (for which no date is given) and 1923. Archive.org. Some volumes are catalogued by Archive.org under a slightly different title.

Potentially available from FamilySearch in the future but currently (2019/03/05) none seem to be available online.

• Walford’s The County Families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal Manual of the Titled and Untitled Aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland 59th Annual Publication 1919 Archive.org. Other editions 1860-1911 (broken range) Archive.org

List of FamilySearch holdings to 1920, some of which are currently available online, some of which may be digitised in the future (scroll down) including 1911, 1912, 1919. Also (separately) 1917

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• Whitaker’s Peerage Multiple editions 1897-1923. Archive.org
• Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct or Dormant. Edited by G E C [George Edward Cokayne] 1887-1898. Vol 1, A to Bo, Vol 2, Bra to C, Vol 3, D-F, Vol 4, G-K, Volume 5, L-M (catalogued as Volume 4), Vol 6, N-R, Vol 7, S-T, Vol 8, U-Z. Archive.org. HathiTrust editions accessible to those in North America etc, including an additional Appendix and Index Volume.

The Complete Peerage “New edition, revised and much enlarged” in 14 Volumes published 1910-1959.

Contents: v. 1. Ab-Adam to Basing -- v. 2. Bass to Canning -- v. 3. Canonteign to Cutts -- v. 4. Dacre to Dysart -- v. 5. Eardley of Spalding to Goojerat -- v. 6. Gordon to Hurstpierpoint -- v. 7. Husee to Lincolnshire -- v. 8. Lindley to Moate -- v. 9. Moels to Nuneham -- v. 10. Oakham to Richmond -- v. 11. Rickerton to Sisonby -- v. 12-1. Skelmersdale to Towton -- v. 12-2. Tracton to Zouche -- v. 13. Peers created 1901-1938 -- v. 14. Addenda & corrigenda (publisher varies).

Vol1 1 1910, Vol 2 1912, Vol 3 1913, Vol 4 1916. Vol 5 1926 - Note Use single page option to view. Each single digital page appears to contain four actual pages. Vol 7 1929. All Archive.org.

FamilySearch Digital Library editions. Note to view these digital books, you must be signed in to FS, see FamilySearch.

• Who’s Who. Published by Adam and Charles Black, London.

Hathi Trust Digital Library editions, full view 1853-1871 (broken range), and 1889-1923 (broken range) available for restricted area such as North America. Also in the latter category.

The following are Archive.org, including Lending Library.

1904, 56th Year of Issue; 1907, 59th Year of Issue;

1932, 84th Year of Issue; 1937, 89th Year of Issue; 1939, 91th Year Of Issue;

1942, 94th Year Of Issue; 1945, 97th Year of Issue; 1951, 103rd Year of issue.

1972-1973, 124th Year of Issue, 2nd file; 1973, 125th Year of Issue; 1974-1975, 126th Year of Issue

2009, 161st Year of Issue

• Who Was Who : a Companion to Who's Who, containing the biographies of those who died during the period .. published by A & C Black Ltd. Archive.org and Archive.org Lending Library.

Volume I 1897-1916 published 1920, 6th edition 1988 Archive.org Lending Library;

Volume II, 1916-1928 2nd edition 1947, Volume II, 1916-1928, 4th edition, 1967 Archive.org Lending Library

Volume III 1929-1940, c 1941, Vol III 2nd edition 1967 Archive.org Lending Library

Volume IV 1941-1950 4th edition 1967. The 3rd edition contained extra entries. Archive.org Lending Library

Volume V 1951-1960 2nd edition 1964 Archive.org Lending Library

Volume VI 1961-1970 1972 Archive.org Lending Library

Volume VII 1971-1980 1981 Archive.org Lending Library

Volume VIII 1981-1990 1991. 2nd file. Archive.org Lending Library

Volume IX, 1991-1995 1996. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.

Volume XI, 2001-2005 2006. Archive.org Books to Borrow/Lending Library.

Note. If you are in the UK and have a library card, refer Miscellaneous tips, your public library system may subscribe to Who's Who / Who Was Who online, and you can gain access by clicking on the 'unlock' symbol and signing in with your card number.