Researching Beatrice Edgell
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 467 people with the Edgell surname? In that year Edgell was ranked number 3112 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Beatrice means "Bringer of joy" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Beatrice Edgell on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Beatrice Edgell and the Edgell Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 730 people with the Edgell surname in the UK? Edgell is now ranked number 3352 for popularity in the UK. |
Edgell Genealogy Databases
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Beatrice Edgell
Beatrice Edgell (26 October 1871 – 10 August 1948) was a British psychologist, researcher and university teacher. She taught at Bedford College in the University of London from 1897 to 1933. She was the first British woman to earn a PhD in psychology and the first British woman to be named a professor of psychology. She was also the first female president of the British Psychological Society, the Aristotelian Society, the Mind Association and the Psychological Division of the British Association for the Advancement of Science.
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Other names that sound a bit like Edgell
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