Researching Anthony Ledger
Research the background of Anthony Ledger using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2048 people with the Ledger surname? In that year Ledger was ranked number 1800 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Anthony means "Priceless" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Anthony Ledger on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Anthony Ledger 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Anthony Ledger and the Ledger Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ledger 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 Ledger family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Anthony Ledger at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Anthony Ledger using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2954 people with the Ledger surname in the UK? Ledger is now ranked number 1829 for popularity in the UK. |
Ledger Family Tree Databases
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Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Anthony Ledger.
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Ledger 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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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Ledger surname in the USA? Ledger is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ledger Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Anthony Ledger. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Anthony Ledger
Anthony St Ledger
Anthony James Joseph St Ledger (18 February 1859 – 17 April 1929) was an English-born Australian politician. Born in Barnsley, England, he migrated to Australia as a child and was educated at St Killan College in Ipswich, Queensland. He became a teacher with the Queensland Education Department, but studied law, eventually becoming a barrister. In 1906, he was elected to the Australian Senate as an Anti-Socialist Senator for Queensland, joining the Commonwealth Liberal Party when the Anti-Socialists were absorbed in 1909. He remained in the Senate until his defeat in 1913. Leaving politics, he moved to Melbourne to continue his career in law. St Ledger died in 1929.
Source: Anthony St Ledger, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Ledger
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