Researching Adam Applegarth
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 199 people with the Applegarth surname? In that year Applegarth was ranked number 3380 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Adam means "Red earth" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Adam Applegarth on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Adam Applegarth in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Applegarth ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Adam Applegarth and the Applegarth Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Applegarth Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Applegarth family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Adam Applegarth at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Adam Applegarth using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Adam Applegarth.
Research the Applegarth surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Applegarth Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 276 people with the Applegarth surname in the UK? Applegarth is now ranked number 3783 for popularity in the UK. |
Applegarth Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Adam Applegarth.
Study MyTrees for information on the Applegarth family and people looking to contact living Applegarth relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Applegarth records submitted by people who are already researching the Applegarth Family Tree.
Find Adam Applegarth from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Applegarth Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Applegarth Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Adam Applegarth. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Adam Applegarth
Adam Applegarth
Adam J. Applegarth was the chief executive officer of the Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne based Northern Rock bank, one of the first victims of the subprime mortgage crisis. The bank was subsequently nationalised.
He joined Northern Rock in October 1983 as a graduate trainee, becoming general manager in 1993, joining the board of directors in 1996 and being appointed chief executive in 2001 at the age of 39 and remained in this position till he left the bank in December 2007.
In January 2009 Guardian City editor Julia Finch identified him as one of twenty-five people who were at the heart of the financial meltdown.
In 2009 he was appointed as an adviser to New York-based buyout specialist Apollo Management. He left the group in 2013.
In 2015 he was appointed as an advisor by US private equity group Pine Brook.
Source: Adam Applegarth, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Applegarth
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