Researching Edward Lewis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 78736 people with the Lewis surname? In that year Lewis was ranked number 25 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Lewis on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Lewis and the Lewis Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lewis 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 Lewis family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 105032 people with the Lewis surname in the UK? Lewis is now ranked number 23 for popularity in the UK. |
Lewis Genealogy Databases
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Lewis Forums
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Some Famous People called Edward Lewis
Edward Gardner Lewis
Edward Gardner Lewis (March 4, 1869 – August 10, 1950) was an American magazine publisher, land development promoter, and political activist. He was the founder of two planned communities that are now cities: University City, Missouri, and Atascadero, California. He created the American Woman's League (1907), a benefits fund for women who sold magazine subscriptions, as well as the American Woman's Republic (1911), a parallel organization designed to help women prepare themselves for a future in which they would have the right to vote. He also founded the People's University and its associated Art Academy in University City, as well as two daily newspapers and two banks.
Source: Edward Gardner Lewis, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Edward Lewis (Decca)
Sir Edward Roberts Lewis (19 April 1900 – 29 January 1980) was an English businessman, best known for leading the Decca recording and technology group for five decades from 1929. He built the company up from nothing to one of the major record labels of the world.
A financier by profession, Lewis was professionally engaged by the fledgling Decca company. Having failed to persuade its directors to diversify from making record-players to making records, he raised the capital to take the company over, and ran it until his death. Among the ground-breaking achievements of Decca under Lewis were the "Decca Navigation System" (the leading maritime and aviation navigation system prior to GPS), the Decca "ffrr" recording technology, and the first release on record of Wagner's Ring cycle.
Source: Edward Lewis (Decca), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaEdward Lewis (Devizes MP)
Edward Lewis (30 July 1650 – July 1674) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1669 to 1674.
Lewis was the son of William Lewis of The Van Glamorgan, also an MP for Devizes. He succeeded to the estates of his father in 1661 and travelled abroad from 1663 to 1666. In 1669 he was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Devizes. He became a freeman of Devizes in 1670 and was Deputy Lieutenant for Glamorgan from 1670 until his death. He was J.P. for Monmouthshire, Glamorgan and Breconshire from 1672 and commissioner for assessment for Monmouthshire and Glamorgan from 1673.
Lewis died in London before 23 July 1674, when his will was proved by his brother-in-law William Jephson, who inherited the Buckinghamshire estate. His younger brother had predeceased him, and the estates in Wales went to his uncle Richard Lewis.
Source: Edward Lewis (Devizes MP), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaEdward Zammit Lewis
Edward Zammit Lewis (born 21 June 1973) is a Maltese politician within the Labour Party and is currently Minister for Justice and Governance. He has been a member of the Maltese House of Representatives since 2013. Following the general elections held on 9 March 2013, won by the Labour Party, he was appointed to serve as Parliamentary Secretary for Competitiveness and Economic Growth. In April 2014, he was appointed Minister for Tourism, a post which he occupied up until June 2017. This was followed by his appointment as Minister for European Affairs and Equality in July of 2019 till January of 2020.
He is married to Notary Public Dr Elena Farrugia with whom he has one daughter.
Source: Edward Zammit Lewis, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaEdward Mann Lewis
Major General Edward Mann Lewis, KCMG, (December 10, 1863 – July 27, 1949) was a highly decorated United States Army officer who served his nation for 46 years. During the First World War, he led the 30th Infantry Division when they broke the Hindenburg Line. Upon arrival in France in 1917, he was placed in command of all U.S. forces in Paris. In 1918 he led the 3rd Brigade of the 2nd Infantry Division at Château-Thierry where he was responsible for planning and leading the attack on the strategic town of Vaux. General John J. Pershing then promoted him and placed him in command of the 30th Infantry Division in July 1918. Assigned to the Fourth British Army, the 30th Division (Old Hickory) broke the Hindenburg Line on September 29, hastening the end of the Great War.
Source: Edward Mann Lewis, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Edward Lewis (cricketer)
Edward Alexton Lewis (born 25 October 1959) is a former American cricketer of Antiguan origin. He played for the American national side from 1991 to 1997, and before emigrating to the U.S. also played for the Leeward Islands in West Indian domestic cricket.
Lewis made his senior debut for the Leewards in February 1985, in a limited-overs game against Barbados. Coming in third in the batting order, he scored 145 not out, setting a Leeward Islands record for the highest individual score in List A matches that still stands. Despite this, Lewis never played another limited-overs games for the Leewards. He did appear in three first-class matches later in the 1984–85 season, but failed to repeat his earlier success.
After emigrating to the U.S., Lewis made his debut for the U.S. national team in August 1991, in the annual Auty Cup fixture against Canada. His first major international tournament for the team was the 1994 ICC Trophy in Kenya. He scored 196 runs from six innings (the second-most for his team), with his highest score being 68 not out against East and Central Africa. Lewis played his last international fixtures at the 1997 ICC Trophy in Malaysia, aged 37. His older brother, Enoch Lewis, also played first-class cricket.
Source: Edward Lewis (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lewis
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