Researching Arthur South
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2823 people with the South surname? In that year South was ranked number 1411 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur South on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Arthur South and the South Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 3447 people with the South surname in the UK? South is now ranked number 1636 for popularity in the UK. |
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the South surname in the USA? South is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Arthur South
Arthur South
Sir Arthur South (29 October 1914 – 28 January 2003) was a prominent Norfolk politician and administrator in the 1970s.
Having been Norwich City Council's youngest councillor, South led the Council for 18 years and was Lord Mayor of Norwich for 1956-7.
He will be "remembered by football fans as a forthright chairman and high-profile ambassador of Norwich City Football Club (1973-1985)." It was in recognition of this that South was made an inaugural inductee of the Norwich City Hall of Fame. The South Stand at Carrow Road is named in South's honour. The Sir Arthur South Lounge, located within the Norwich and Peterborough stand of Carrow Road is also named in his honour.
His name lives on at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital where the operating theatre complex for day surgery is named the Arthur South Day Procedure Unit.
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