The Complete Peerage
of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom
Extant, Extinct or Dormant
By G.E.C. [George Edward Cokayne]
New edition, revised and much enlarged
Volumes
- AB-ADAM to BASING; Edited by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs (1910)
- BASS to CANNING; Edited by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs (1912)
- CANONTEIGN to CUTTS; Edited by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs with the assistance of H. Arthur Doubleday (1913)
- DACRE to DYSART; Edited by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs with the assistance of H. Arthur Doubleday (1916)
- EARDLEY OF SPALDING to GOOJERAT; Edited by the Hon. Vicary Gibbs and H. A. Doubleday (1921; reissued 1926)
Contents
- The Peerage alphabetically arranged
- A, B, C, D.
- Volume I
- Dedication [page v]
- Preface [page vii]
- Preface to the First Edition [page xxvi]
- Explanation and Abbreviations [page xxxiii]
- Editor's Note [page xxxviii]
- Appendices
- A Some observations on early Irish Baronies [page 457]
- B The Dukedom of Châtellerault [page 465]
- C Precedency of peers in Parliament by Royal prerogative [page 469]
- D Precedency anomalously allowed [page 472]
- E Scottish peerages forfeited after the Risings of 1715 and 1745 and subsequent restorations [page 475]
- F Jacobite peerages [page 480]
- G Eldest sons of peers summoned to Parliament v.p. in one of their father's peerages [page 489]
- H Amusements of men of fashion in 1782 [page 496]
- I Politics of peers [page 499]
- J (503a) Grant of the Comté of Aumale to Richard, Earl of Warwick [page 503]
- Volume II
- In memoriam—G. E. Cokayne [page ii]
- Introduction [page v]
- Appendixes
- A The Loyalists' bloody roll [page 525]
- B The Order of the Garter [page 527]
- C The Battle of Boroughbridge [page 597]
- D The Great Offices of State [page 603]
- E Members of the College of Arms [page 649]
- F Coronation peerages [page 651]
- G Lord Lieutenants dismissed by James II [page 656]
- H Principal persons in arms for the Prince of Orange [page 658]
- Volume III
- Introduction [page v]
- Appendixes
- A Surrender of Peerages in England [page 589]
- B A list of peers and heirs apparent of peers who served in the South African War of 1899–1902 [page 592]
- C Some observations on mediæval names [page 597]
- D Peers present in and absent from James II's Irish parliament of 7 May 1689 [page 631]
- E Peerage titles chosen to commemorate foreign achievements [page 635]
- F Special remainders granted to commoners [page 637]
- G Peers and peeresses converted to the Roman Catholic faith since 1850 [page 639]
- H Profuse creations and promotions in the Irish peerage [page 642]
- I (648a) Peers who voted against the third reading of the reform bill [page 648]
- Volume IV
- Introduction [page v]
- Appendixes
- A (571a) Peers (present or future) included in “ Fox's Martyrs ” at the election of 1784 [page 571]
- B Peers who were Commanders or Captains in the Commonwealth armies [page 573]
- C The greatest estates in Ireland in 1799 [page 575]
- D Earldoms created by Stephen and the Empress Maud [page 576]
- E Courtesy titles [page 580]
- F Peers who have been Presidents of the Union Societies at Oxford and Cambridge [page 583]
- G (585a) The Protectorate House of Lords, commonly known as Cromwell's “ Other House,” 1657–1659 [page 585]
- H (651a) Earldoms and Baronies in history and in law, and the doctrine of abeyance [page 649]
- I (761a) Peverel of Nottingham [page 761]
- J (772a) The entail of the Desmond lands in 1342/3 [page 772]
- Volume V
- Introduction [page vii]
- Appendixes
- A (753a) Persons who are said to have been summoned to Parliament in right of their wives [page 753]
- B (776a) Consolation Peerages [page 776]
- C Peers who were directors of companies in 1896 and 1920 [page 780]
- D The Battle of Flodden [page 784]
- E Peerages created by Charles II while in exile [page 785]
- F Peerage titles assumed by peers [page 787]
- G Titles conferred on children or male issue of the Sovereigns of England [page 792]
- H The title of Marquess [page 798]
- I A note on the Fitzwarin Peerage case [page 800]
- J The petition of Reynold West, Lord la Warre. By G. W. Watson [page 802]
Notes
(503a) Contributed by G. W. Watson.
(571a) Kindly contributed by the Rev. A. B. Beaven. V.G.
(585a) This article has been kindly contributed by R. G. FitzGerald-Uniacke. The Introduction was written and the Biographies were partly compiled before the war, but military duties have rendered it impossible for him to complete and revise the work on the lines originally intended.
(648a) This list has been taken from Barrow's Mirror of Parliament. V.G.
(651a) Contributed by H. Arthur Doubleday. The main object of this Appendix is to give a short account of ancient earldoms and of the development of barony by writ, with a view to throwing some light on the fitness of the application of the doctrine of abeyance to these dignities. The writer is indebted to W. Paley Baildon, Sir Henry Maxwell-Lyte, K.C.B., Deputy Keeper of the Public Records, Professor T. F. Tout, and G. W. Watson, for much helpful criticism and for valuable suggestions. He also has to thank the Librarian and other officers of the House of Lords for many courtesies. Although the references in footnotes indicate to some extent the writer's obligations to the works of J. H. Round, he desires to make special acknowledgment of the debt which he owes to that author's incomparable studies in English institutional history and the peerage.
(753a) Contributed by H. A. Doubleday, who is indebted to W. Paley Baildon for many helpful suggestions.
(761a) This Appendix is by G. W. Watson.
(772a) This Appendix is by G. W. Watson.
(776a) Kindly contributed by the Rev. A. B. Beaven.
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