Researching Arthur Hays
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1279 people with the Hays surname? In that year Hays was ranked number 2345 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur Hays on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Arthur Hays 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
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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Hays 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 Arthur Hays and the Hays Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hays 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 Hays family tree.
Search Parish Records for Arthur Hays at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Arthur Hays using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 731 people with the Hays surname in the UK? Hays is now ranked number 3351 for popularity in the UK. |
Hays Genealogy Databases
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Hays 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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Miscellaneous Hays Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Arthur Hays. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Arthur Hays
Arthur Garfield Hays
Arthur Garfield Hays (December 12, 1881 – December 14, 1954) was an American lawyer and champion of civil liberties issues, best known as a co-founder and general counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union and for participating in notable cases including the Sacco and Vanzetti trial. He was a member of the Committee of 48 and a contributor to The New Republic. In 1937, he headed an independent investigation of an incident in which 19 people were killed and more than 200 wounded in Ponce, Puerto Rico, when police fired at them. His commission concluded the police had behaved as a mob and committed a massacre.
Source: Arthur Garfield Hays, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Hays
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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