Researching Edward Snyder
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4 people with the Snyder surname? In that year Snyder was ranked number 3575 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Snyder on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Snyder and the Snyder Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Snyder 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 Snyder family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Edward Snyder at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Edward Snyder using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Snyder surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Snyder Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 121 people with the Snyder surname in the UK? Snyder is now ranked number 3929 for popularity in the UK. |
Snyder Family Tree Databases
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Snyder Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 167104 people with the Snyder surname in the USA? Snyder is ranked number 102 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Snyder Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Edward Snyder. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Snyder
Edward Snyder (cinematographer)
Edward Snyder, also known as Edward J. Snyder, (1895 – July 10, 1982) was an American cameraman, cinematographer (director of photography), and visual effects/special effects artist. Born in New York City in 1895, Snyder would break into the film industry as the Director of Photography on the 1926 silent film, The Fighting Marine, which featured the only screen performance by boxing heavyweight champion, Gene Tunney. He would be one of the plethora of talented cameramen to work on the Howard Hughes' 1930 aerial classic, Hell's Angels, along with such other notable cameramen and future directors of photography, Paul Ivano, Henry Cronjager and Ernest Laszlo. But it was as special effects artist that he would have his greatest success, working on such classic films as Otto Preminger's Laura; George Cukor's Winged Victory; The Keys of the Kingdom, starring Gregory Peck; Elia Kazan's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn; Anna and the King of Siam, starring Irene Dunne and Rex Harrison; and 1948's Deep Waters, for which he was nominated for an Academy Award (losing to the special effects team of Portrait of Jennie). Snyder died in 1982.
Source: Edward Snyder (cinematographer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Snyder
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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