Researching Bob Edwards
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 83464 people with the Edwards surname? In that year Edwards was ranked number 23 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Edwards on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Edwards and the Edwards Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Edwards 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 Edwards family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 111386 people with the Edwards surname in the UK? Edwards is now ranked number 18 for popularity in the UK. |
Edwards Family History Databases
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Edwards Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 416240 people with the Edwards surname in the USA? Edwards is ranked number 43 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Edwards Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Edwards. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards (British journalist)
Robert John Edwards (26 October 1925 – 28 May 2012) was a British journalist.
Edwards was editor of Tribune (1951–54), a feature writer on the Evening Standard (1954–57), deputy editor of the Sunday Express (1957–59), managing editor of the Daily Express (1959–1961) then its editor (1961), editor of the Glasgow Evening Citizen (1962–63), editor of the Daily Express again (1963–65), editor of the Sunday People (1966–1972) and editor of the Sunday Mirror (1972–1984). He was a director of Mirror Group Newspapers from 1976 to 1988.
Edwards published an autobiography in 1988, Goodbye Fleet Street.
He was appointed a CBE in the 1986 Birthday Honours.
He was interviewed by National Life Stories (C467/10) in 2007 for the 'Oral History of the British Press' collection held by the British Library.
Edwards died on 28 May 2012, aged 86.
Source: Bob Edwards (British journalist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Edwards
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