A Genealogical And Heraldic History Of The Colonial Gentry Volume 2

Author : Bernard Burke
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333829360
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (293 download)

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Download or read book A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) written by Bernard Burke and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry, Vol. 2 The compilation of the pedigrees in this, the second volume of the colonial gentry, has proved a pleasant task to the Editor, and the result of his labours will, it is hoped, be found by the reader both useful to consult and interesting to peruse. It is surely unnecessary to dwell on the utility of a work which preserves in a convenient and permanent manner the records of the leading families in the Colonies, and serves to show to those at home and abroad the close bonds of kinship that unite the Sister Colonies to one another and to the Mother Country. All classes in these Colonies must entertain some interest in a work concerning their relations, friends, and neighbours. It was a happy thought of the late author to extend the area of his labours, which had already produced works found indispensable in every library, and to undertake the colonial gentry at a time when it was still possible to collect full and reliable information concerning the origin and ancestry of the pioneers of colonisation in Her Majesty's more distant possessions. The subject cannot fail to attract the attention of the present generation and will be of absorbing interest to their descendants. To every student of family history it will be pleasant to note that so many well-known and distinguished families at home have sent their younger sons to win their spurs in the Colonies and to add new lustre to the family renown. Many names suggest themselves in this connexion, but to instance a few, mentioned in this second volume, we find England represented by cadets of the ho\ises of Onslow, Montagu, Wollaston. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.