Researching Edward Carey
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5647 people with the Carey surname? In that year Carey was ranked number 751 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Carey on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Carey and the Carey Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Carey 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 Carey family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 10991 people with the Carey surname in the UK? Carey is now ranked number 528 for popularity in the UK. |
Carey Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 57727 people with the Carey surname in the USA? Carey is ranked number 138 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Edward Carey
Edward Carey (businessman)
Edward Francis Carey Sr. (1832 – September 10, 1908) was a Canadian gold prospector, fur trader, and merchant. He was also politician in Alberta, Canada serving briefly as a municipal councillor in Edmonton.
Carey was born in Upper Canada in 1832. Intrigued by the opportunity to gain a fortune in gold, he was quickly drawn to the California Gold Rush, and later to British Columbia, where he prospected for gold along with his partner, Bill Cust. In the 1860s, the duo would make major discoveries of gold in the Parsnip River and in Peace River, leading to gold rushes when news spread of the discoveries. Carey later went into the fur trade, establishing himself at Peace River, and later, Lac la Biche. After spending a couple years in the fur trade, he went into the general merchant business, establishing stores in Manitoba, and later in Edmonton, North West Territories, where he would move to in 1882. Carey would operate the first store in the town, as well as a cattle business along with fellow merchant John Norris, until his retirement in the late 1890s. After his retirement he would live quietly in Edmonton as his health declined, leading up to his death in 1908. Regarded as one of the pioneer citizens of Edmonton and earliest settlers of Western Canada, Carey would later be interred at the Edmonton Cemetery.
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