Researching Bill Saxton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1770 people with the Saxton surname? In that year Saxton was ranked number 1977 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Saxton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bill Saxton and the Saxton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Saxton 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 Saxton family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2390 people with the Saxton surname in the UK? Saxton is now ranked number 2109 for popularity in the UK. |
Saxton Family History Databases
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Saxton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Saxton surname in the USA? Saxton is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Saxton Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Saxton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Saxton
Bill Saxton
William Edward Saxton (born June 28, 1946 in New York City) is an American hard bop tenor saxophonist.
He studied clarinet, composition and arrangement at the New England Conservatory in Boston, graduating in 1973 and worked with Pharoah Sanders, Jackie McLean and Bennie Maupin. He began working with Dannie Richmond in 1979, and he later worked with Charlie Persip's big band and Errol Parker. He has worked with Frank Foster, Clark Terry, Carmen McRae, Nancy Wilson, Tito Puente, Mongo Santamaria, Roy Ayers, Bobby Watson and Roy Haynes. He was a Friday-night regular at Nick's jazz pub in Harlem, before he fulfilled a dream of his and opened "New York's only Jazz Speakeasy", "Bill's Place", on West 133rd Street in Harlem in 2006.
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