This data set is made up
of the images of the pages of eleven volumes containing detailed lineages of
prominent British families (often with connections to the United States). Produced
in collaboration with the Genealogical Publishing Company, this data set references
approximately 429,000 individuals.
Few names are as highly
regarded in English genealogy as Burke's. Not only did the Burkes compile authoritative
works on English genealogy, they also created a unique genealogical style, specifically,
a method of laying out pedigrees in narrative form. Burke's pedigrees are easy
to read, easy to follow, easy to understand. In general, each genealogical study
begins with a brief biographical sketch followed by information about that person's
lineage. Often, you'll learn details of education, service, occupation, honors,
collateral families, places of birth, residence, death, and descriptions of
arms.
While most of the volumes
included here deal with British lineages, two of the volumes detail the lineages
of American families.
