Researching Alice Sebold
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3 people with the Sebold surname? In that year Sebold was ranked number 3576 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Alice means "Noble, kind" and is of English origin.
Records of Alice Sebold on Ancestry
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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Sebold 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 Alice Sebold and the Sebold Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sebold 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 Sebold family tree.
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Sebold Genealogy Databases
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Sebold Forums
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Alice Sebold. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Alice Sebold
Alice Sebold
Alice Sebold (born September 6, 1963) is an American author, known for her novels The Lovely Bones and The Almost Moon, and a memoir, Lucky. She is best known for The Lovely Bones, a New York Times bestseller that was adapted into a film by the same name in 2010. Her memoir, Lucky, sold over a million copies and describes her experience in her first year at Syracuse University, when she was raped. Anthony Broadwater, who was incorrectly identified as the perpetrator by Sebold, ultimately served 16 years in prison. He was exonerated in 2021, after a judge found serious issues with the original conviction.
Source: Alice Sebold, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Sebold
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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