Researching Archibald Terris
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 140 people with the Terris surname? In that year Terris was ranked number 3439 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Archibald means "Very bold" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Archibald Terris on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Archibald Terris and the Terris Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 296 people with the Terris surname in the UK? Terris is now ranked number 3764 for popularity in the UK. |
Terris Family Tree Databases
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Archibald Terris. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Archibald Terris
Archibald Terris
Archibald Terris (November 30, 1873 – February 14, 1938) was a coal miner and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Cumberland County in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1920 to 1925 and 1928 to 1933 as an Independent Labour member. Terris was a Labour-Conservative member from 1925 to 1928.
He was born in Hillsboro, Albert County, New Brunswick, the son of Asa Terris and Mary Giles, and was educated in Springhill, Nova Scotia. In 1895, he married Annie McDonald. Terris served as treasurer for a United Mine Workers local from 1922 to 1929. He died in Springhill at the age of 64.
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