Researching Edgar Thurston
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2114 people with the Thurston surname? In that year Thurston was ranked number 1765 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edgar means "Great spear man" and is of English origin.
Records of Edgar Thurston on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edgar Thurston and the Thurston Family Tree
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Thurston Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Edgar Thurston
Edgar Thurston
Edgar Thurston CIE (1855– 12 October 1935) was a superintendent at the Madras Government Museum who contributed to studies in the zoology, ethnology and botany of India and published works related to his work at the museum. Thurston was educated in medicine and lectured in anatomy at the Madras Medical College while also holding his position at the museum. His early works were on numismatics and geology and these were followed by researches in anthropology and ethnography. He succeeded Frederick S. Mullaly as the superintendent of ethnography for the Madras Presidency.
Source: Edgar Thurston, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Thurston
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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