Researching Brian Waud
Delve into the history of Brian Waud using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
The name Brian means "Strong" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Brian Waud on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Brian Waud in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Brian Waud. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Brian Waud. |
 |
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Brian Waud. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Brian Waud. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Brian Waud. |
DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Waud ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Waud Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Brian Waud and the Waud Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Waud 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 Waud family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Brian Waud at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Brian Waud using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Brian Waud records.
Explore MyHeritage for Brian Waud information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Brian Waud.
Research the Waud surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Waud Military records.
Waud Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Brian Waud.
Study MyTrees for information on the Waud family and people looking to contact living Waud relations.
Look at One Great Family for Waud records submitted by people who are already researching the Waud Family Tree.
Find Brian Waud from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Waud Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Waud surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Waud Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Brian Waud. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Brian Waud
Brian Waud
Brian Wilkes Waud (4 June 1837 – 30 May 1889) was an English first-class cricketer, who played 19 first-class matches for Oxford University (1857-1860), Sheffield Cricket Club (aka Yorkshire; 1862), Yorkshire County Cricket Club (1863-1864),The Gentlemen (1860), Yorkshire with Stockton-on-Tees (1861), Gentlemen of the North (1862) and the North of England (1863).
Born in Chester Court, Selby, Yorkshire, England, Waud was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper, who scored 432 runs at 16.00, with a highest score of 42 against Nottinghamshire. He took fifteen catches and completed seven stumpings.
Waud was educated at University College, Oxford, then studied law at the Inner Temple and was called to the bar in 1862. He died in May 1889 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Source: Brian Waud, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Waud
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.
Wadd Waddie Waddy Wade Wadie Wadih Wahtee Wahtie Waid Waight Wait Waite Waith Waithe Waitt Watee Wathey Watie Watt Wayd Wayde Wayt Wayte Waytee Wayth Waytie Waywood Weait Weathey Wedd Weed Weedy Wehde Weida Weide Weidow Weight Weit Weiwoda Weth Wethey Wetta Whait Whate Whatty Wheat Whiet Whight Whit White Whiteway Whitey Whitt Whitta Whitte Whittey Whitty Whyatt Whyte Wiat Wiatt Widd Wiedey Wiet Wight Wightway Withee Withey Witt Witta Witte Wittey Witty Witway Wodd Wode Woida Wood Wooday Woode Woodie Woody Wyat Wyatt Wyatte Wyd Wyda Wyeth Wyett Wyteway Wythe
Comments
Looking for information on a Brian Waud in your family tree? Why not post a question here -