Found 2 collections related to Nobility -- Great Britain

Genealogical papers assembled by George Edward Cockayne, dated approximately 1835 to 1902. Include copies of published genealogical works annotated by Cockayne, with numerous notes and letters from genealogists inlaid. Included are Burke's Genealogical History of Extinct and Dormant Baronetcies (1844, 1883) and Genealogical and Heraldic Dictionary of the Peerage and Baronetage of the British Empire (1841); Courthope's Synopsis of the Extinct Baronetage of England (1835), and Pixley's History of the Baronetage (1900). A few of the letters in the collection are addressed to Col. Chester less

John Jacob Astor (1763-1848) was an American merchant, fur trader and capitalist. John Jacob Astor, III (1822-1890), financier and philanthropist, was his grandson; and William Waldorf Astor (1848-1929), who became Viscount Astor after moving to England in 1890, was his great-grandson. Collection consists of papers of John Jacob Astor and his grandson and great-grandson. Papers of John Jacob Astor, 1792-1849, include correspondence (some photostats) concerning real estate and other business transactions, legal affairs and family matters; financial records; and 1849 report by executors of Astor's estate. Papers of John Jacob Astor III and William Waldorf Astor, ca. 1800-1916, chiefly relate to genealogical matters, William Astor's life in England after 1890 and his efforts to obtain a peerage. Also, Astor family album of photographs and drawings, William Astor album of sketches, and Daniel Nebel ledger, 1805-1862. less