Peerage and landed gentry genealogical books online

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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.
69th edition 1914 : A-L only to page 1274 (total c 2761); 99th edition 1949 Archive.org.
1882, 1883, 1895, 1900, 1902, 1916, 1939, Potential future digitised volumes from microfilm (Scroll down). All FamilySearch Digital Library. Note to view these digital books, you must be signed in to FS, see FamilySearch.
The Complete Peerage “New edition, revised and much enlarged” in 14 Volumes published 1910-1959.
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, Hussee to Lincolnshire 1929. All Archive.org.
FamilySearch Digital Library editions -Note to view these digital books, you must be signed in to FS, see FamilySearch.