Researching Edward Etheridge
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1781 people with the Etheridge surname? In that year Etheridge was ranked number 1968 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Etheridge on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Etheridge and the Etheridge Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Etheridge 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 Etheridge family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2749 people with the Etheridge surname in the UK? Etheridge is now ranked number 1933 for popularity in the UK. |
Etheridge Family History Databases
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Etheridge Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 15191 people with the Etheridge surname in the USA? Etheridge is ranked number 152 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Etheridge Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Edward Etheridge. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Etheridge
Edward Etheridge
The Rt Revd Edward Harold Etheridge (1872–1954) was the 4th Bishop of St John's in what was then known as Kaffraria and is now Mthatha.
Educated at Marlborough and Keble College, Oxford he was ordained in 1895. He began his career with curacies at Kensington and Slough before emigrating to begin missionary work in Mashonaland. Subsequently, the area's archdeacon and additionally an honorary canon of St Mary's Cathedral in Salisbury, Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe) he was elevated to the episcopate in 1923 and served his mainly rural diocese for twenty years, followed by a further seven as canon chancellor of the Anglican Diocese of Grahamstown. A "quiet, unassuming prelate devoted to his diocese", he died on 16 September 1954.
Source: Edward Etheridge, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Etheridge
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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