Researching Edward Sergeant
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1426 people with the Sergeant surname? In that year Sergeant was ranked number 2227 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Sergeant on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Sergeant and the Sergeant Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sergeant 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 Sergeant family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1387 people with the Sergeant surname in the UK? Sergeant is now ranked number 2779 for popularity in the UK. |
Sergeant Family Tree Databases
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Some Famous People called Edward Sergeant
Edward Guthlac Sergeant
Edward Guthlac Sergeant (3 December 1881, Crowland, Lincolnshire – 16 November 1961, Kingston upon Thames) was an English chess master.
He participated many times in the British Chess Championship, London City championship, and Hastings International Chess Congress. In 1907, he tied for 2nd-5th in London (British-ch, Henry Ernest Atkins won). He won or shared 1st at London 1913, London 1915/16 (won a playoff match against Theodor Germann), London 1916, Hastings 1919 (Minor), Bromley 1920, and Broadstairs 1921. He tied for 2nd-3rd with Harry Golombek at Brighton 1938 (British-ch, Conel Hugh O'Donel Alexander won).
He was a second cousin of Philip Walsingham Sergeant. In 1949 he was awarded the OBE in the Birthday Honours in recognition of his 39 years' service in the office of the Solicitor to the Board of Inland Revenue. He was the author of a leading work on Stamp Duty.
Source: Edward Guthlac Sergeant, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sergeant
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