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Archive Reference / Library Class No.D5492/BOX/1/BURKE
TitleLetter from John Bernard Burke of Richmond, Surrey to unnamed recipient
Date1848
DescriptionWriter is an author of a History of Royal Families. Begs to inform addressee that he is directly descended from Plantagenet kings. Seeks to include the addressee's pedigree in a publication [possibly Burke's peerage or related work]. Dated 17 April 1848
LevelFile
RepositoryDerbyshire Record Office
Archive CreatorRevd Benjamin Clive, vicar of Duffield
Administrative HistorySir (John) Bernard Burke (1814–1892) was a genealogist and herald. He was the son of John Burke (1786–1848) of London, author of Burke's Peerage and Baronetage.
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