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Burke s peerage was established in london in 1826 by john burke and has become the definitive guide to the genealogy and heraldry of the peerage, baronetage, knightage 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 and latin america, the presidential and distinguished families. This free collection contains images of the pedigrees contained in burke s peerage and burke s landed gentry, for great britain and ireland. Tennessee had the highest population of burkes families in 1840. Burkes peerage, baronetage and knightage december 1, 2003. Person semimanual method advanced form rarely used. Burkes peerage and baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes.
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