The record begins with John Stewart who d. 1688 and gives extracts from land, probate, etc. records, with each connection, as well as data on some allied families.

The county families of the United Kingdom or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of Great Britain and Ireland. Containing a brief notice of the descent, birth, marriage, education, and appointments of each person, his heir apparent or presumptive, as also a record of the offices which he has hitherto held, together with his town adress and country residences.

Each of the three previous editions, practical hand-books as well as scientific monographs,has ranked facile princeps among literary productions in the English language upon these topics.The present edition is a marked advance upon the preceding ones. -- Boston Med Surg J 1880; 102:87January 22, 1880.

9th edition, 2019. A comprehensive list of books, articles, theses and other material covering the brass band movement, its history, instruments and musicology; together with other related topics (originally issued in book form in January 2009)