Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland

[Megan Roberts]

Peter Calver of Lost Cousins in his latest newsletter has identified that John Burke, who is best known for Burke's Peerage, also produced between 1834-38 a 4-volume work entitled A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland Enjoying Territorial Possessions or High Official Rank; but Uninvested with Heritable Honours.


All 4 volumes are available free through Google Books:

Volume I https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Q...page&q&f=false

Volume II https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=F...page&q&f=false

Volume III https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=g...page&q&f=false

Volume IV https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=a...page&q&f=false

I have just had a quick look at Volume 1 and on the first page found:

"BASTARD OF KITLEY. - the Hon. Anne-Jane, wife of the present Mr Bastard of Kitley, died in 1833"

From a very quick check on Ancestry I am surprised how many families of that name there were/are. Just goes to show, one should never assume anything!

[christanel]

And anyone could say, to the members of this family, with truth and conviction " you are a Bastard!"

Christina