Researching Edward Newton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 22949 people with the Newton surname? In that year Newton was ranked number 144 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Newton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Newton and the Newton Family Tree
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| Did you know that there are currently 28105 people with the Newton surname in the UK? Newton is now ranked number 174 for popularity in the UK. |
Newton Family History Databases
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Newton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 91147 people with the Newton surname in the USA? Newton is ranked number 127 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Newton Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Edward Newton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Newton
Edward Newton
Sir Edward Newton (10 November 1832 – 25 April 1897) was a British colonial administrator and ornithologist.
He was born at Elveden Hall, Suffolk the sixth and youngest son of William Newton, MP. He was the brother of ornithologist Alfred Newton. He graduated from Magdelene College, Cambridge in 1857 and was one of the twenty founding members of the British Ornithologists' Union.
Newton was the Colonial Secretary for Mauritius from 1859 to 1877. From there he sent his brother a number of specimens, including the dodo and the Rodrigues solitaire, both already extinct.
In 1878, Newton initiated the first laws anywhere specifically designed to protect indigenous land birds from persecution.
Edward was later Colonial Secretary and Lieutenant-Governor of Jamaica (1877–1883). He married Mary Louisa Cranstoun, daughter of W.W.R. Kerr in 1869. She died in following year.
He is commemorated in the binomial of the Malagasy kestrel, Falco newtoni.
Phelsuma edwardnewtoni, a species of gecko, is named in his honor.
Source: Edward Newton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaEdward Newton (cricketer)
Edward Newton (31 October 1871 – 9 May 1906) was an English first-class cricketer.
Newton made his first-class debut for Hampshire in the 1900 County Championship against Lancashire. Newton played seventeen first-class matches for the club in the 1900 season, the last of which came against Sussex. In his seventeen first-class matches for the club Newton scored 568 runs at an average of 18.32. Newton made three half centuries, with a high score of 69 against Derbyshire.
Newton died in Edinburgh, Midlothian on 9 May 1906.
Source: Edward Newton (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Newton
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