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FAQs Records How is the record structured? About the lineage What does the text colour and indentation mean? What does a dot or bullet mean before someone's name? What do the numbers and letters mean before children's names? What does a cross or plus sign mean before someone's name? How do I use the buttons along the top of the screen? Abbreviations used Cross references About record accuracy Payment How much does it cost to access Burke's Peerage & Gentry? What forms of payment do you accept? Is it safe to pay by credit card over the Internet? How do I identify charges on my statement? Records How are the Burke's records structured? Each family record has a standardised structure: The family name The name and title of the current incumbent His/her biography and family The description of the incumbent's coat of arms, which is included at the top of each record with (usually) the image The full lineage of the family Seat (ie the house associated with the family) Clubs to which the incumbent belongs Education Estate owned by the family Property owned by the family Residence of the incumbent Family tartan Not all of the above information, of course, applies to each record, soi sections which are not relevant are ommitted..
Some records apply to a particular position (eg Bishop of Aberdeen) rather than a family, in which case designation appears rather than a family name.
About the lineage The full lineage of the family starts with the earliest known head of the family and working towards the current date.
Each family member’s children (indicated by issue) are numbered and listed by sons then daughters, as the majority of family title can only descend to males.
Each generation within the lineage is colour coded and indented for easier reading.
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Abbreviations are used frequently to save time, particularly within the biography section.
See Help on searching - Abbreviations.
A dot or bullet before an individual's name indicates they are alive, and a cross next to the name indicates they are next in line to inherit that title.
What does the text colour and indentation mean? To help users to quickly access the family records, each generation is indented and has been colour coded, as follows: Generation 1 Generation 2 Generation 3 Etc….
What does a dot or bullet mean before a person's name, and what does a cross or plus sign mean? A dot or bullet before an individual indicates they are alive, and a cross next to the name indicates they are next in line to inherit that title.
For example: 1a +SOMERLED ALEXANDER MACDONALD OF SLEAT YR; born 30 Jan 1976; married 2003 •Charlotte, yr daughter of Richard Perkins, of Bretby Park, Derbys 1a •Deborah Fleury; born 14 Jan 1973 2a •Isabel Mary; born 7 Jan 1983 What do the numbers and letters mean before children's names? Each child within the generation is also numbered sequentially and each generation has a sequential letter.
Sons and daughters are both numbered starting from 1, with sons appearing first.
The letter - a, b, etc - appearing after the child number identifies the generation.
Example: 1g John, 8th of Morar; ...
and died 1809, leaving: 1h Simon, 9th of Morar; ..
died 12 March 1800, leaving: 1i James, 10th of Morar; Ensign 92nd Regt 1805, Maj 1809; died unm Oct 1811 2i Simon, 11th of Morar; ...; accidentally k 22 April 1812, aged 21 3i John, 12th of Morar; born c 1800; d unm a lunatic 1832 1i Elizabeth; died unm July 1814 2i Mary; died unm July 1803 2h College; ...; married Frances Cochrane, and had: 1i John; died unm 1i Mary; ...; married Angus Macdonald of Inch The first entry is numbered "1g" so this is the first child in the 7th generation in this particular lineage.
Then we have 1h, the first son in the 8th generation, followed by his five children, three boys first (1i, 2i, 3i) then the two daughters (1i, 2i).
Then follows the second son in the 8th generation (2h), who has two children, a son and a daughter (1i for the son then the same number, 1i, for the daughter.
How do I use the buttons along the top of the screen? The full record for each family includes a top tool bar with the following functions: Top - This takes you to the top of the page First Record - This takes you to the first search result of the word(s) you searched on.
Prev Record and Next Record - links forward and backwards through the search results.
Abbreviations used Click here for an A-Z of abbreviations used in the records Cross references You will often find cross-references after a person's name to another record (usually a separate record for that person), which will give you more details on that person.
For example: JULIAN GAWAIN CLIFFORD WILLS, BARON OF DOLPHINSTOUN (see BLGRY 2005, also BP&B 2003) Here the "see" references in the parentheses are to the printed publications (BLGRY = Burke's Landed Gentry and BP&B = Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage), but for online searching you should search for place = DOLPHINSTOUN, or for surname = WILLS and forename = JULIAN.
About record accuracy The new web site contains updated records for all Scottish families plus records from all other regions of the British Isles, which were last updated between 1965 and 1972.
These records will be updated in coming years.
Every effort has been taken to ensure that all records are accurate and up to date at the time of publication of the relevant Burke's printed publication.
They will be continually updated on a regular basis.
If you know of any updates and changes to your family, please contact records@burkes-landed-gentry.com.
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