Burke's Peerage
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Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage is an authoritative guide to the titled families of Great Britain and Ireland. Founded in 1826 by British genealogist John Burke, and continued by his son, Sir John Bernard Burke, Burke's Peerage is one of the most recognized names in genealogy. Revised editions were published annually between 1840 and 1917 and again between 1923 and 1940, with sporadic editions thereafter. The 105th edition, published in 1970 under the editorship of Mr. Peter Townend, was the last authoritative edition for almost 30 years.
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Split in Ownership
Burke's Peerage and Gentry
The ownership of Burke's Peerage Ltd, the original publisher of Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, changed hands a number of times until the company fell into receivership in the 1970s. Ownership of the publication rights to Burke's Peerage passed through several hands in the succeeding years. The 1970 edition was reprinted in 1980 but without further revision. In 1989 the rights were acquired by Morris Genealogical Books, who brought out a thoroughly revised 106th edition in 1999.[1] In 2002 the rights to Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage were purchased by the company that owned the rights to Burke's Landed Gentry. The company was renamed Burke's Peerage and Gentry and a fully updated 107th edition was published in 2004 under the editorship of Charles Mosley.[2]
Burke's Peerage Partnership
Burke's Peerage Partnership was formed in the 1970s by a group of investors who were interested in the commercial potential of the Burke's name. The partnership owns the Burke's name and their lesser titles but never owned the publishing rights to Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. From 1984 until his death in 2005, the publishing director of Burke's Peerage Partnership was Harold Brooks-Baker. The partnership has published a number of genealogical titles and conducts other genealogy-related business under the Burke's name. In the 1990s Burke's Peerage Partnership licensed the name to Halbert's Family Heritage, an American publisher that sold genealogical books under the name Burke's Peerage World Book of {surname}. The books claimed to be a comprehesive history of a given surname but consisted largely of computer-generated lists of names and addresses drawn from telephone records, and were marketed through direct mail.Template:Ref labelTemplate:Ref label Burke's Peerage Partnership currently offers services including genealogical research, custom designed heraldry, and assisting clients to acquire Scottish and French noble titles for fees ranging from £30,000 to £100,000.Template:Ref label
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