The Landed Gentry Register™
The Landed Gentry Register is the private register in the U.K for Feudal and Manorial Titles with specialist Manorial archives dating back to 1904.
Our archives and library has access to manorial records many hundreds of years old to verify authenticity and ownership of a Title, as well as The Club’s research and records.
People get married, inherit, divorce, transact and conduct business at an almost exponential rate and with ever increasing diversity of options and combinations.
The register today is used by solicitors/lawyers and private individuals to verify ownership of Titles, and to lodge new interests, for historical inquiry and to act as “central hub” for information.
History
The United Empire Club was a gentleman’s club that was founded in 1904; the membership manager had to ascertain if a gentleman had the financial capability of paying for his membership fees and restaurant & bar bills he may incur being a member of the club. Nowadays credit checking is simple using ‘credit reference agencies’ like Experian or Equifax but at the turn of the last century it was difficult. There wasn’t even a Land registry yet as the Land Registry started in 1925. The membership managers created a list of Gentry that we call “The Landed Gentry Register”.
This register was for internal use of the club for the purpose of vetting potential new members, it consisted of several reference books, archive records and lists that date all the way back as far as the Doomsday book 1086. It served as a who’s who in society and recorded Lords of the Manor, Barons and Nobility, and those of good values and integrity.
The United Empire Club continues today in a transformed form to help support those doing good globally.
Caveat Emptor & Legal Disclaimer
Some people get in touch as they are interested in buying a title. While we do recommend that members of The Club™ who would be purchasers of titles check with our register first before buying a Title. Do note – we don’t provide legal or professional advice.
We can simply clarify if any one has registered their title with the The Landed Gentry Register™ or if the details you wish to be confirmed match our records.
Further we do not sell Titles, nor are we in the business of buying or selling titles., we only keep a registry for the purpose of ‘Ownership Verification’. Some people have asked us to broker titles say and we do not offer this service. We cannot ask registered owners of Titles if they want to sell their Title, as this would be a breach of privacy and values, which is against our ‘Code of Conduct’.