Researching Doc Edgerton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 429 people with the Edgerton surname? In that year Edgerton was ranked number 3150 for popularity in the UK. |
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Records of Doc Edgerton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Doc Edgerton and the Edgerton Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 590 people with the Edgerton surname in the UK? Edgerton is now ranked number 3483 for popularity in the UK. |
Edgerton Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Doc Edgerton
Doc Edgerton
Harold Eugene "Doc" Edgerton (April 6, 1903 – January 4, 1990), also known as Papa Flash, was an American scientist and researcher, a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is largely credited with transforming the stroboscope from an obscure laboratory instrument into a common device. He also was deeply involved with the development of sonar and deep-sea photography, and his equipment was used by Jacques Cousteau in searches for shipwrecks and even the Loch Ness Monster.
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Other names that sound a bit like Edgerton
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.
Eacret Eagerton Echard Eckard Eckart Eckerote Eckert Eckhard Eckhardt Eckhart Eckrote Ecroyd Edgeworth Edgworth Egert Egerter Egerton Eggart Eggert Eggerth Eggerton Eichert Eisert Eschert Escreet Escritt Esherwood Eskrettt Eskriet Eskriett Esworthy Exworthy Ezzard
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