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Burkes peerage is the definitive guide to the genealogy and heraldry of the peerage and landed gentry of the united kingdom, the historical families of ireland and the commonwealth of nations, the imperial, royal and mediatised families of europe, the presidential and distinguished families of the united states of america, and other prominent families worldwide. The first edition in eight volumes was published in london 188798 by george edward cokayne. The complete peerage british publication britannica. The complete peerage, exhaustive 14volume in 15 books guide to the peerage families titled aristocracy of the british isles, recognized as the greatest british achievement in the field of genealogy. Burkes world orders of knighthood and merit contents. We have indexed the volumes by both pedigree title and by family name. Martha jane burke, better known as calamity jane, was a frontierswoman of the old american west. John burke was an irish genealogist and the original publisher of burkes peerage in 1826.
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