Researching Alastair Aird
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1558 people with the Aird surname? In that year Aird was ranked number 2124 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alastair means "form of ALEXANDER - defender of mankind" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Alastair Aird on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alastair Aird and the Aird Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Aird 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 Aird family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1624 people with the Aird surname in the UK? Aird is now ranked number 2597 for popularity in the UK. |
Aird Family Tree Databases
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Aird Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Alastair Aird. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Alastair Aird
Alastair Aird
Captain Sir Alastair Sturgis Aird (14 January 1931 – 30 September 2009) was a British royal courtier.
Aird was the second son of Colonel Malcolm Henry Aird O.B.E. (1899–1965), of the 9th Lancers, who, as son of Malcolm Rucker Aird, was a grandson of Sir John Aird, 1st Baronet, and his wife Joan Meredith, née Sturgis. He was educated at Eton and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst and joined The 9th Queen's Royal Lancersin 1951.
From 1960 to 1964, he was a Temporary Equerry to the Queen Mother and then her Assistant Private Secretary and Extra Equerry from 1964 to 1973, Comptroller from 1974 to 2002 and Private Secretary and Equerry from 1993 to 2002. After Queen Elizabeth's death in 2002, Sir Alastair was made an Extra Equerry to The Queen in 2003.
On 22 July 1963, he married Fiona Violet (née Myddelton) LVO, who was an Extra Lady-in-Waiting to Princess Margaret from 1960 to 2002. The couple lived in Dorset and had two daughters. The elder, Caroline, is a god-child of Princess Margaret.
Source: Alastair Aird, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Aird
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