Researching Ed Seidel
Dig into the past of Ed Seidel using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 8 people with the Seidel surname? In that year Seidel was ranked number 3571 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ed means "Form of EDWARD - guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Ed Seidel on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ed Seidel 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Seidel 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 Ed Seidel and the Seidel Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Seidel 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 Seidel family tree.
Study Parish Records for Ed Seidel at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ed Seidel using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out MyHeritage for Ed Seidel information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Ed Seidel.
Research the Seidel surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Seidel Military records.
Seidel Family Tree 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Ed Seidel.
Study MyTrees for information on the Seidel family and people looking to contact living Seidel relations.
Search One Great Family for Seidel records submitted by people who are already researching the Seidel Family Tree.
Find Ed Seidel from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Seidel 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 Seidel surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Seidel surname in the USA? Seidel is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Seidel Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Ed Seidel. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ed Seidel
Ed Seidel
Edward Seidel (born August 21, 1957) is an American academic administrator and scientist serving as the president of the University of Wyoming since July 1, 2020. He previously served as the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation for the University of Illinois System, as well as a Founder Professor in the Department of Physics and a professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was the director of the National Center for Supercomputing Applications at Illinois from 2014 to 2017.
Source: Ed Seidel, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Seidel
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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