Researching Charles Summers
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8398 people with the Summers surname? In that year Summers was ranked number 485 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Charles means "Man, strong" and is of German origin.
Records of Charles Summers on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Charles Summers and the Summers Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Summers 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 Summers family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Charles Summers at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 11888 people with the Summers surname in the UK? Summers is now ranked number 481 for popularity in the UK. |
Summers Family Tree Databases
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Summers Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 69880 people with the Summers surname in the USA? Summers is ranked number 134 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Summers Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Charles Summers. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Charles Summers
Charles Summers
[[File:Charles Summers (1825-1878).jpg|thumb|Batchelder & Co., photographers. [Charles] Summers [ca. 1863-ca. 1872], taken in Melbourne. Albumen silver carte-de-visite photograph. H9517. La Trobe Picture Collection, State Library Victoria, Australia]]Charles Summers (27 July 1825 – 24 October 1878) was an English sculptor active in London, Melbourne and Rome. He was an important figure in the Australian art world of the 1850s and 60s, and is particularly remembered as the creator of the memorial to the explorers Burke and Wills in Melbourne.
Source: Charles Summers, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Summers
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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