Researching Eddie Ockenden
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The name Eddie means "Form of EDWARD - guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Eddie Ockenden on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Eddie Ockenden and the Ockenden Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ockenden 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 Ockenden family tree.
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Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Eddie Ockenden using the FreeBMD database.
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Ockenden Family Tree Databases
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Ockenden Forums
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Miscellaneous Ockenden Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Eddie Ockenden. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Eddie Ockenden
Eddie Ockenden
Edward "Eddie" Clyve Ockenden (born 3 April 1987) is an Australian field hockey player. He plays in the midfielder and striker positions. He turned professional in 2008 and has played for teams in the Netherlands. He plays club hockey, having competed for a New Zealand team and Hobart, Tasmania side, North West Hobart Graduates (NWG). He also plays for the Tassie Tigers in the Australian Hockey League. He has represented Australia on the junior and senior level, earning a silver medal with the 2005 U21 team at the Junior World Cup. As a member of the senior men's team, he represented Australia at the 2008 Games where he earned a bronze medal. He won a gold medal at the 2009 and 2011 Champions Trophy competitions. He won another gold medal with Australia at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. At the 2010 World Cup, he won a gold medal. He represents the Uttar Pradesh Wizards in the Hockey India League. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was again part of an Australian team that won the bronze medal.
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Other names that sound a bit like Ockenden
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.
OKennedy OKinedy OScandall Ockander Ockendon Okenden Osant Osenton Ossendorf Ougendal Oxenden Oxendine Ozintsev
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