Researching Algernon Sidney
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 589 people with the Sidney surname? In that year Sidney was ranked number 2990 for popularity in the UK. |
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Records of Algernon Sidney on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Algernon Sidney and the Sidney Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sidney 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Sidney family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 586 people with the Sidney surname in the UK? Sidney is now ranked number 3487 for popularity in the UK. |
Sidney Genealogy Databases
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Sidney Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Sidney surname in the USA? Sidney is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Algernon Sidney. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Algernon Sidney
Algernon Sidney
Algernon Sidney or Sydney (15 January 1623 – 7 December 1683) was an English politician, republican political theorist and colonel. A member of the middle part of the Long Parliament and commissioner of the trial of King Charles I of England, he opposed the king's execution. Sidney was later charged with plotting against Charles II, in part based on his most famous work, Discourses Concerning Government, which was used by the prosecution as a witness at his trial. He was executed for treason. After his death, Sidney was revered as a "Whig patriot–hero and martyr".
The works of Algernon Sidney, along with those of contemporary John Locke, are considered a cornerstone of western thought. Discourses Concerning Government cost Sidney his life. However, the ideas it put forth survived and ultimately culminated in the Glorious Revolution in England and the founding of the United States. Sidney directly opposed the theory of divine right of kings by suggesting ideas such as limited government, voluntary consent of the people and the right of citizens to alter or abolish a corrupt government. Discourses Concerning Government has been called "the textbook of the American revolution."
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