Researching Edward Wakeford
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1037 people with the Wakeford surname? In that year Wakeford was ranked number 2556 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Wakeford on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Wakeford and the Wakeford Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wakeford 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 Wakeford family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Edward Wakeford at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Edward Wakeford using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Edward Wakeford.
Research the Wakeford surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Wakeford Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1073 people with the Wakeford surname in the UK? Wakeford is now ranked number 3040 for popularity in the UK. |
Wakeford Family Tree Databases
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Wakeford 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.
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Miscellaneous Wakeford Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Edward Wakeford. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Edward Wakeford
Edward Wakeford
Edward Kingsley Wakeford (E. K. Wakeford; 15 June 1894 – 26 July 1916) was an English geometer.
Born at Plymouth, England, the son of Edward W. Wakeford of Gibraltar, E. K. was educated at Borden Grammar School and Clifton College then entered Trinity College, Cambridge with a mathematics scholarship in 1912. As a scholar of mathematics, he extended the work of the English mathematician James Joseph Sylvester (1814–1897) on canonical binary forms for odd degrees, solving the forms for even degrees. At the time, he was recognized by some mathematicians as a future leader in the field of geometry. In September 1914 he was commissioned in the Leicestershire Regiment of the British Army and served during World War I. On 26 July 1916 he was killed in action on the Western Front.
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