Researching Arthur Salter
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The name Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur Salter on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Arthur Salter and the Salter Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Salter 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 Salter family tree.
Study Parish Records for Arthur Salter at Find My Past.
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Salter Genealogy Databases
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Salter Forums
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Miscellaneous Salter Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Arthur Salter. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Arthur Salter
Arthur Salter (judge)
Sir Arthur Clavell Salter KC (30 October 1859 – 30 November 1928) was a British Conservative Party politician and judge who sat as a Judge of the High Court of Justice. Born to Henry Hyde Salter (1823-71) and his wife Henrietta, Salter was educated at Wimborne Grammar School and King's College London, where he studied arts and law. He was called to the Bar in 1885 by the Middle Temple, became a King's Counsel in 1904 and was elected as a Member of Parliament for Basingstoke in 1906, where he sat until his appointment as a High Court Judge in 1917. He served in the High Court until 30 November 1928, when he died.
Source: Arthur Salter (judge), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Salter
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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