Researching Charles Nurse
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1457 people with the Nurse surname? In that year Nurse was ranked number 2200 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Nurse on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Charles Nurse in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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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 Nurse ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Nurse and the Nurse Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nurse 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 Nurse family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Charles Nurse at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Charles Nurse using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Charles Nurse.
Research the Nurse surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nurse Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 2023 people with the Nurse surname in the UK? Nurse is now ranked number 2334 for popularity in the UK. |
Nurse Family History 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Charles Nurse.
Study MyTrees for information on the Nurse family and people looking to contact living Nurse relations.
Check out One Great Family for Nurse records submitted by people who are already researching the Nurse Family Tree.
Find Charles Nurse from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Nurse 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.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Nurse surname in the USA? Nurse is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nurse Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Charles Nurse. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charles Nurse
Charles George Nurse
Charles George Nurse FES (22 March 1862 in Barnham, Suffolk – 5 November 1933 in Tunbridge Wells, Kent) was an English military officer, naturalist, ornithologist and entomologist. He was one of many British military officers who made significant contributions to knowledge of the natural history of India. Among his discoveries were a snake, a butterfly, an ant, and a neuropteran. About 50 species of moths that he collected were described by entomologists G. Hampson and Lord Walsingham. Entomologists P. Cameron and Col. C. T. Bingham described 200 species of Hymenoptera from his collections. Nurse also discovered the species of mosquito, Anopheles nursei, later shown to carry the malarial parasite that affected the army campaigns in Mesopotamia.
Source: Charles George Nurse, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Nurse
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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