Researching Charles Norwood
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1213 people with the Norwood surname? In that year Norwood was ranked number 2401 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Norwood on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Norwood and the Norwood Family History
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Norwood Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Charles Norwood
Charles Norwood
Sir Charles John Boyd Norwood (23 August 1871 – 26 November 1966) was a prominent Wellington New Zealand-based businessman with interests throughout New Zealand and Australia. He was a civic leader, his knighthood was awarded for public services. Founder chairman (1927–1966) of the Wellington Free Ambulance he served on the Wellington City Council from 1917 to 1923 and he was for one term, 1925 to 1927, twenty-second Mayor of Wellington. He was a member of the Wellington Harbour Board for more than 30 years from 1918 to 1935 and from 1938 to 1953 and its chairman from 1931 to 1933.
Source: Charles Norwood, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Charles Morgan Norwood
Charles Morgan Norwood (1825 – 24 April 1891) was an English steam ship owner and Liberal Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1865 to 1885.
Morgan was the eldest son of Charles Norwood of Ashford Kent and his wife Catherine Morgan, daughter of Charles Morgan of Archangel Russia. He was a merchant and steam ship owner and was president of the Hull Chamber of Commerce in 1859 and 1860. He was also the first chairman of the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom. He was a Deputy Lieutenant for the East Riding of Yorkshire.
At the 1865 general election Norwood was elected as one of the two Members of Parliament (MPs) for Kingston upon Hull.He held the seat until 1885, when it was divided under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885. He stood unsuccessfully for Bradford Central at the 1886 general election as a Liberal Unionist.
Norwood lived at Higham Hall, Woodford, Essex, with a townhouse at 11 Ennismore Gardens, Knightsbridge. He died at the age of 65.
Norwood married Anna Blakeney, daughter of John Henry Blakeney of Castle Blakeney, Galway in 1855.
Source: Charles Morgan Norwood, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Norwood
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