Researching Dudley Silva
Dig into the past of Dudley Silva using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 83 people with the Silva surname? In that year Silva was ranked number 3496 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dudley means "From the meadow" and is of Anglo-Saxon origin.
Records of Dudley Silva on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Dudley Silva in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. 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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Silva 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 Dudley Silva and the Silva Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Silva 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 Silva family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Dudley Silva at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Dudley Silva using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Dudley Silva records.
Look at MyHeritage for Dudley Silva information.
Explore the LDS Database for records about Dudley Silva.
Research the Silva surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Silva Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1491 people with the Silva surname in the UK? Silva is now ranked number 2693 for popularity in the UK. |
Silva Genealogy 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Dudley Silva.
Study MyTrees for information on the Silva family and people looking to contact living Silva relations.
Check out One Great Family for Silva records submitted by people who are already researching the Silva Family Tree.
Find Dudley Silva from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Silva 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.
Research the Silva surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 127606 people with the Silva surname in the USA? Silva is ranked number 115 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Silva Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Dudley Silva. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dudley Silva
Dudley de Silva
Dudley Kenneth George de Silva (1911–1974) was a Sri Lankan educationist.
He was Principal of Royal College Colombo and Director of Technical Education, Ministry of Education.
Born in Ceylon, he was educated at Royal College Colombo and at the University College Colombo where he gained a BSc and later gained a Diploma in Education.
He taught at Kingswood College, Kandy and became Principal of the Wanduramba Central School and of the Piliyandala Central College. He was an Education Officer in Charge of Adult Education. Thereafter he became the Principal of his alma mater, Royal College Colombo from 1954 to 1966. In 1966 he was made Director of Technical Education.
Long after retiring as Principal, Royal College Colombo, he took up post as Principal, Pembroke Academy, Flower Road, Colombo 7.
He was an Organist at St. Paul's Church Milagiriya and St. Paul's Church Kandy. The Dudley de Silva Shield is awarded at the annual hockey encounter between Royal College Colombo and Wesley College, Colombo in his memory.
Source: Dudley de Silva, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Silva
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