Researching Edward Wise
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6242 people with the Wise surname? In that year Wise was ranked number 665 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Edward means "Guardian of prosperity" and is of English origin.
Records of Edward Wise on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Edward Wise and the Wise Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wise 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 Wise family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6858 people with the Wise surname in the UK? Wise is now ranked number 874 for popularity in the UK. |
Wise Family Tree Databases
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Wise Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 82033 people with the Wise surname in the USA? Wise is ranked number 130 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Edward Wise
Edward Wise (judge)
Edward Wise (13 August 1818 – 28 September 1865) was a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales.
Wise was born in England, educated at Rugby School, and called to the bar in 1844. He went to Sydney, Australia in 1855 and soon afterward entered politics, being appointed as a member of the Legislative Council. He became Solicitor General in the Parker ministry in May 1857, and Attorney-General of New South Wales under Forster in October 1859. He resigned in 1860 and was appointed a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, but his health gave way and he died while on a visit to Melbourne, on 28 September 1865.
He was the author of treatises on The Law Relating to Riots and Unlawful Assemblies (1848), The Bankrupt Law Consolidation Act (1849), The Common Law Procedure Act (1853), and various legal works in conjunction with other writers.
He married Maria Bate, daughter of Lieutenant John Smith, R.N.. Their second son, Bernhard Wise, was born in Sydney on 10 February 1858. Wise's sister, Emily Anne, married William Montagu Manning.
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