British Isles DNA by County

Biographies and Family Histories

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Content by:
Linda Thompson Jonas ©2006

Biographies and Family Histories

British and Irish Biographies is a collection of numerous biographical publications on several thousand microfiche. It includes many obscure sources. The biographies were published during the years 1840-1940. The index is fiche #6342001. Instructions appear on the first fiche in the index.

British Biographical Archives is a compilation from 324 biographical reference works published between 1601 and 1929. Copies of the references were cut out and assembled into one alphabetical sequence, then put onto 1260 microfiche. It is easy to use and is on FHL fiche 6029710 - 6029735. To see the title page of the original source, see FHL fiche 6029709.

Marshall, George. A Genealogist's Guide lists family histories that appeared in print prior to 1903. It is book number 942 D24m, also on FHL film 0496451. It is continued by Whitmore's A Genealogical Guide.

Whitmore, J. B. A Genealogical Guide continues Marshall's Guide (above). It lists family histories published up to 1953 and is on FHL fiche 6054492. It is continued in Barrow's The Genealogist's Guide.

Barrow, Geoffrey. The Genealogist's Guide continues Whitmore's Guide (above). It lists family histories published up to 1977. It is book number 942 D24b, also on FHL fiche 6026284.