Researching Bill Egerton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1471 people with the Egerton surname? In that year Egerton was ranked number 2190 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Egerton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Egerton and the Egerton Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Egerton 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 Egerton family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Bill Egerton at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2031 people with the Egerton surname in the UK? Egerton is now ranked number 2329 for popularity in the UK. |
Egerton Family Tree Databases
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Egerton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Egerton surname in the USA? Egerton is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Egerton Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Egerton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Egerton
Bill Egerton
Bill Egerton JP (1944-12 September 2019) was a politician in Manchester, England.
He was Leader of Manchester City Council between 1982 and 1984, and served as Lord Mayor in 1992/3. He has also been Chairman of North Manchester NHS Healthcare Trust and held a wide variety of other official positions.
He was first elected as Councillor for the St Luke's Ward in May 1970 and then for the Bradford Ward and Beswick and Clayton Ward until May 1994. He was then elected as Councillor for the City Centre Ward in 1999 and served until 2003. The Manchester Labour group announced on their Twitter account that Bill Egerton died on 12 September 2019, following a sudden heart attack.
Source: Bill Egerton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Egerton
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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