Researching Edward Senior
Dig into the past of Edward Senior using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6860 people with the Senior surname? In that year Senior was ranked number 595 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Senior on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Edward Senior in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Senior ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Senior and the Senior Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Senior 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Senior family tree.
Study Parish Records for Edward Senior at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Edward Senior using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Edward Senior.
Research the Senior surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Senior Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 7857 people with the Senior surname in the UK? Senior is now ranked number 756 for popularity in the UK. |
Senior Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Edward Senior.
Study MyTrees for information on the Senior family and people looking to contact living Senior relations.
Search One Great Family for Senior records submitted by people who are already researching the Senior Family Tree.
Find Edward Senior from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Senior Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Senior surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Senior surname in the USA? Senior is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Senior Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Edward Senior. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Senior
Edward Righton senior
Edward Grantham Righton (23 November 1884–3 January 1964) was an English first-class cricketer who played four matches for Worcestershire between 1911 and 1913.
Although he had appeared for Worcestershire's Second XI in the Minor Counties Championship as early as 1907,Righton made his first-class debut in July 1911, playing against Leicestershire at Worcester. It proved to be by far the most successful of his four games at this level: Righton hit a first-innings 48 and took his only first-class wicket, that of England Test cricketer Albert Knight.He did nothing in his three subsequent games, other than to hold a catch to dismiss Thomas Langdon in his final match, against Gloucestershire in June 1913.
His son Edward (also, in fact, named Edward Grantham Righton) also played four times for Worcestershire, in the mid-1930s.
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