Burke's Landed Gentry
Subtitle: The Ridings of York
Edition: 19Rev Ed edition
Publisher: Burke's Peerage
Published: September 13, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 800
ISBN-13: 9780971196643
Subjects: Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours; Reference; Genealogy; Reference / Genealogy; Handbooks & Manuals
First sentence: PUBLISHER’S PREFACE
DR BARRIE O. PETTMAN

Burke’s Landed Gentry 19th Edition is the first English edition of the Landed Gentry series for more than 30 years. The Ridings of York is the second Volume in the Edition to appear and continues the theme of integrating contemporary people of distinction with the historic Peerage and Landed Gentry families that was introduced in Burke’s Landed Gentry 19th Edition Volume I The Kingdom in Scotland. 

To most people, regional identity is as important as the national kind. The Ridings of York provides an excellent opportunity for Burke’s to continue our theme of expanding, updating and modernising this iconic historic reference source whilst honouring the unique character of the Yorkshire region. We have thus created a successful blend which exemplifies Yorkshire society today. 

Just as Yorkshire has undergone enormous changes over the last one hundred and fifty years, as vividly told by Michael Bradford in his article on the history of Yorkshire, so too have our inclusion criteria for Burke’s Landed Gentry. Over the past thirty years the original form of land-ownership derived power has changed as old families died out and their estates were sold. Such estates were often bought by new families from commercial backgrounds as has been the pattern from time immemorial, so there is nonetheless a very real continuity. 

In this 19th Edition we have continued to include all figures of hereditary importance, such as peers and landed families, however, the majority of entrants are successful contemporary Yorkshire people of distinction. Many of these by virtue of 21st Century values and drivers have attained high office without any necessary initial or subsequent benefit of land or title. 

Burke’s Landed Gentry 19th Edition Volume II The Ridings of York including Contemporary Yorkshire People of Distinction is a unique reference source that is a celebration of Yorkshire people and Yorkshire success. The expansion and modernisation of this publication ensures the value and utility of this information is more significant than ever. Up-to-date information on individuals and their families is vital for societal and business purposes and for family history research. Moreover, by including only people born, living or working in the county, not only do we honour the diversity of the region; we are able to specifically target people who have a direct influence on our day-to-day lives. 

This second volume of our 19th Edition will be followed next year by two further regional volumes, and thereafter by concluding volumes covering the remainder of the United Kingdom. Subsequently, as more people are presented for inclusion each regional volume will be regularly updated. Our aim with these publications is to provide an invaluable up-to-date reference source for regional society and businesses whilst celebrating the uniqueness, diversity and the spirit of people within the regions of our country. In Yorkshire I am pleased to say this methodology has been greatly welcomed and embraced by individuals and organisations alike, all of which bodes extremely well for the success of this and future volumes. 

Dr Barrie O. Pettman Baron of Bombie
Description: Burke’s Landed Gentry - The Ridings of York
19th Edition, Volume II
ISBN 9780971196643 / 0971196648
DOI 10.5118/blgy.2005
Hard copy and CD-ROM editions also available from the Burke's Peerage Store.

Burke’s Landed Gentry has long been an invaluable genealogical guide to notable families and their histories throughout the British Isles. The 19th Edition of the Landed Gentry saw volumes organised on a regional basis for the first time. Burke’s Landed Gentry - The Ridings of York, the second volume, was published in 2005.

For many, regional identity is as important as the national kind. Burke's Landed Gentry, 19th Edition, Volume II, The Ridings of York covers the old Ridings of York and focuses on historic Yorkshire families and key contemporary individuals, born, living or working in the county. This book delivers unique insights into contemporary Yorkshire life. At approximately 1,200 pages, it is an essential resource for historians, genealogists, librarians and anyone with Yorkshire connections.

"The people of Yorkshire are better known for boasting about the austerity of their roots rather than crowing about how posh they are. So it may come as something of a surprise that the publishers of Burke's Peerage and Gentry have dedicated a 1,200-page tome to the great and the good of that level-headed county. Alongside the 3,000 names from the traditional stock of landed gentry, minor royalty and peerage families, the authors have included a section on contemporary people of distinction ... in here there lurks the modern aristocracy of the Ridings of York.", The Independent

"The Yorkshire Society is delighted to be associated with the important developments at Burke's Peerage & Gentry and are most enthusiastic about the inclusion of the County of Yorkshire as a recognised and designated area of importance within their well-respected and prestigious publications", Keith Madeley, Chairman, Yorkshire Society
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