Researching Eddie Morten
Dig into the past of Eddie Morten using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 456 people with the Morten surname? In that year Morten was ranked number 3123 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Eddie means "Form of EDWARD - guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Eddie Morten on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Eddie Morten 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 Morten 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 Eddie Morten and the Morten Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Morten 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 Morten family tree.
Study Parish Records for Eddie Morten at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Eddie Morten using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Eddie Morten records.
Check out MyHeritage for Eddie Morten information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Eddie Morten.
Research the Morten surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Morten Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 434 people with the Morten surname in the UK? Morten is now ranked number 3632 for popularity in the UK. |
Morten 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Eddie Morten.
Study MyTrees for information on the Morten family and people looking to contact living Morten relations.
Study One Great Family for Morten records submitted by people who are already researching the Morten Family Tree.
Find Eddie Morten from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Morten 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.
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Miscellaneous Morten Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Eddie Morten. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Eddie Morten
Eddie Morten
Eddie Morten (born 29 May 1962), also spelled 'Eddy', is a Canadian Paralympic athlete who won bronze in the 5 km Walk in 1980, gold in the -65 kg category in Wrestling in 1984, and bronze in Judo in the -71 kg category in Judo in 1988. Morten has been the Coordinator of the Deafblind Services Society of British Columbia's Volunteer Intervention Program since 2007, and in 2009 was awarded the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing's Award of Merit for his advocacy on behalf of the deaf-blind community. He is the younger brother of Pier Morten, another successful Canadian Paralympian. Morten was born deaf but with good vision, which has gradually deteriorated due to Usher Syndrome. He is now completely blind in his left eye and has severely limited vision in his right eye.
Source: Eddie Morten, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Morten
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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