After much perseverance and dedication, the fortunate, and sometimes lucky, genealogists will be ready to connect their immigrant ancestor with those of the mother country. Originally published in 1903, it has over 75,000 references to exact titles and references the pages on which the data is noted.
Surnames are in alphabetical order.
The information covered comes from visitations, county histories, family histories, topographical works, historical society publications, and various works on peerages, baronages, and knightages up until the time of the last edition. It covers four generations of issue of each king and queen of England. It includes three generations of the legitimate issue as well as the illegitimate Beaufort issue of Edward III s prolific son, John of Gaunt who died in 1399. Many Americans enter the royal family tree through John of Gaunt s lineage. Heritage Books, Inc., 1540-E Pointer Ridge Pl., Suite 300, Bowie, MD 20716.