The Complete Peerage
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| Author | G. E. Cokayne et al. |
|---|---|
| Country |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (From 1927, United Kingdom and Irish Free State) |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Genealogy |
| ISBN | 0-904387-82-8 |
| OCLC | 60066829 |
| 929.7/2 19 | |
| LC Class | CS421 .C7 1982 |
The Complete Peerage (full title: The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain, and the United Kingdom Extant, Extinct, or Dormant; first edition by George Edward Cokayne, Clarenceux King of Arms; 2nd edition revised by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs et al.) is a comprehensive and magisterial work on the titled aristocracy of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and, later, the United Kingdom and Irish Free State/Eire etc.
The Complete Peerage was first published in eight volumes between 1887 and 1898 by George Edward Cokayne (G. E. C.). This version was effectively replaced by a new and enlarged edition between 1910 and 1959 edited successively by Vicary Gibbs (Cokayne's nephew), H. A. Doubleday, Duncan Warrand, Lord Howard de Walden, Geoffrey H. White and R. S. Lea. The revised edition (published by the St. Catherine Press Limited), took the form of twelve volumes with volume twelve being issued in two parts. Volume thirteen was issued in 1940, not as part of the alphabetical sequence, but as a supplement covering creations and promotions within the peerage between 1900 and 1938.
It has subsequently been reprinted in a number of formats, most notably by Alan Sutton Publishers who reduced it in size to six volumes in a photographically reduced format (this contains four page images on each smaller page). It is also available on CD. A further reprint in six volumes appeared in 2000, together with Volume 14, which is an appendix, updating briefly from original publication (1910–1938) to 1995.
Volumes
1st edition
| Volume | Pub date[1] |
|---|---|
| I. A to Bo | 1887 |
| II. Bra to C | 1889 |
| III. D to F | 1890 |
| IV. G to K | 1892 |
| V. L to M | 1893 |
| VI. N to R | 1895 |
| VII. S to T | 1896 |
| VIII. U to Z, appendix, corrigenda, occurrences after 1 January 1898, and general index to notes, &c. | 1898 |
All volumes edited by George Cokayne.
2nd edition
| Volume | Pub date | Editors[2] |
|---|---|---|
| I. Ab-Adam to Basing | 1910 | Hon. Vicary Gibbs |
| II. Bass to Canning | 1912 | Hon. Vicary Gibbs |
| III. Canonteign to Cutts | 1913 | Hon. Vicary Gibbs with the assistance of H. A. Doubleday |
| IV. Dacre to Dysart | 1916 | Hon. Vicary Gibbs with the assistance of H. A. Doubleday |
| V. Eardley of Spalding to Goojerat | 1921/6 | Hon. Vicary Gibbs with the assistance of H. A. Doubleday |
| VI. Gordon to Hustpierpoint | 1926 | H. A. Doubleday, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden |
| VII. Husee to Lincolnshire | 1929 | H. A. Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden |
| VIII. Lindley to Moate | 1932 | H. A. Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden |
| IX. Moels to Nuneham | 1936 | H. A. Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden |
| X. Oakham to Richmond | 1945 | H. A. Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden |
| XI Rickerton to Sisonby | 1949 | G. H. White |
| XII (part 1) Skelmersdale to Towton | 1953 | G. H. White |
| XII (part 2) Tracton to Zouche | 1959 | G. H. White |
| XIII. Peers created 1901 to 1938 | 1940 | H. A. Doubleday and Lord Howard de Walden |
| XIV. Addenda & corrigenda | 1998 | Peter W. Hammond |
Volumes 1–5 have the title Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant, and volumes 6–13: The complete peerage; or, A history of the House of lords and all its members from the earliest times.[2]
References
- ↑ "Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant". Brigham Young University. Retrieved 27 December 2011.
- 1 2 "The complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant". OpenLibrary.org. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
External links
1st edition
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1887). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (A to Bo). 1 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1889). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (Bra to C). 2 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1890). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (D to F). 3 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1892). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (G to K). 4 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons., 2
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1893). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (L to M). 5 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons., 2
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1895). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (N to R). 6 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1896). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (S to T). 7 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
- Cokayne, George Edward, ed. (1898). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (U to Z, appendix, corrigenda, occurrences after 1 January 1898, and general index to notes, &c.). 8 (1st ed.). London: George Bell & Sons.
2nd edition
- Cokayne, George Edward; Gibbs, Vicary, eds. (1910). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (Ab-Adam to Basing). 1 (2nd ed.). London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd.
- Cokayne, George Edward; Gibbs, Vicary, eds. (1912). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (Bass to Canning). 2 (2nd ed.). London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd.
- Cokayne, George Edward; Gibbs, Vicary; Doubleday, H. Arthur, eds. (1913). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (Canonteign to Cutts). 3 (2nd ed.). London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd.
- Cokayne, George Edward; Gibbs, Vicary; Doubleday, H. Arthur, eds. (1916). Complete peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, extant, extinct or dormant (Dacre to Dysart). 4 (2nd ed.). London: The St. Catherine Press, Ltd.