Researching Don Partridge
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 7824 people with the Partridge surname? In that year Partridge was ranked number 516 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Don means "form of DONALD - proud chief" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Don Partridge on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Don Partridge and the Partridge Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Partridge 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 Partridge family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 8985 people with the Partridge surname in the UK? Partridge is now ranked number 645 for popularity in the UK. |
Partridge Family History Databases
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Partridge Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Partridge surname in the USA? Partridge is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Partridge Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Don Partridge. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Don Partridge
Don Partridge
Donald Eric Partridge (27 October 1941 – 21 September 2010) was an English singer and songwriter, known as the "king of the buskers". He performed from the early 1960s first as a folk singer and later as a busker and one-man band, and achieved unexpected commercial success in the UK and Europe in the late 1960s with the songs "Rosie", "Blue Eyes" and "Breakfast on Pluto". He later was a founder of the group Accolade, which released two albums. He continued writing music, playing, busking and recording, mainly as a solo artist, until 2008.
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Other names that sound a bit like Partridge
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.
Paradore Partrich Partrick Peartree Porter Porterfield Porterie Portier Portress Portrey Portrie Portriss Praither Prater Prather Prator Prayter Praytor Preator Preteroti Pretor Pretorius Prider Priter Prodrick Prothero Protheroe Protherough Prothro Prueter Prytherch
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