Researching Derek Laud
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 279 people with the Laud surname? In that year Laud was ranked number 3300 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Derek means "Ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Derek Laud on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Derek Laud and the Laud Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Laud 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 Laud family tree.
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Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Derek Laud using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 338 people with the Laud surname in the UK? Laud is now ranked number 3723 for popularity in the UK. |
Laud Family History Databases
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Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Derek Laud.
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Laud Forums
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Miscellaneous Laud Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Derek Laud. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Derek Laud
Derek Laud
Derek George Henry Laud (born 9 August 1964) is Chairman of the Foundation Board of Lucy Cavendish College, University of Cambridge and a former British lobbyist, businessman, political adviser, speechwriter, and journalist. He received public attention when he was a contestant on the 2005 series of the British reality television show Big Brother. Laud is co-founder and the executive director of the New City Initiative, a think tank and financial lobbying company. He is also a partner, partnership secretary, Director of the advisory board, and Director of Corporate Affairs at wealth management company Stanhope Capital LLP. Laud was the first black member of the Conservative Monday Club and first black master of foxhounds in the United Kingdom.
Source: Derek Laud, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Laud
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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