Researching Elizabeth Searle
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6019 people with the Searle surname? In that year Searle was ranked number 700 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Elizabeth means "consecrated to God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Elizabeth Searle on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Elizabeth Searle 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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Searle 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 Elizabeth Searle and the Searle Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Searle 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 Searle family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Elizabeth Searle at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Elizabeth Searle using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Elizabeth Searle.
Research the Searle surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Searle Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 8003 people with the Searle surname in the UK? Searle is now ranked number 738 for popularity in the UK. |
Searle Genealogy 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Elizabeth Searle.
Study MyTrees for information on the Searle family and people looking to contact living Searle relations.
Look at One Great Family for Searle records submitted by people who are already researching the Searle Family Tree.
Find Elizabeth Searle from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Searle 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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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Searle surname in the USA? Searle is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Searle Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Elizabeth Searle. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Elizabeth Searle
Elizabeth Searle
Elizabeth Searle is an American novelist, short story writer, playwright and screenwriter. She is co-writer of "I'll Show You Mine," a feature film in post-production from Duplass Brothers Productions in 2021.
Her theater works have received major media attention and have been performed around the country.
Her novel "A Four-Sided Bed" is currently being developed as a feature film. A short film based on the novel, 'Four-Sided,' screened at 2019 festivals in Cannes, Boston, Chicago and more. Searle is co-writer with David Shields and Tiffany Louquet of 'I'll Show You Mine,' a forthcoming feature film directed by Megan Griffiths.
Elizabeth's most recent novel is 'We Got Him' (New Rivers Press) which was released in AudioBook in 2018. She is the creator and playwright for 'Tonya & Nancy: the Rock Opera' (music by Michael Teoli) which most recently was produced in February 2020 in an award-winning TheatreZone production starring Broadway great Andrea McArdle (the original ANNIE).
A Tonya & Nancy concert at 54Below, featuring Broadway performers, was recorded as a CD from Broadway Records and produced as a concert film, available in 2021. The show has had full productions in NYC (at NYMF), in Chicago, LA, Portland Oregon, suburban Dallas and Boston at the ART's Club Oberon Theater. Searle's novel 'Girl Held in Home' was selected for New Rivers Press American Fiction Series. 'A Four Sided Bed' was nominated for an ALA award and various Editor's Choice awards. Her short story collection My Body to You won the Iowa Short Fiction Prize (James Salter, judge) and Celebrities in Disgracewas a finalist for the Paterson Fiction Prize. 'Celebrities in Disgrace' was produced as a short film that screened at various festivals. Searle's one act play, 'Stolen Girl Song' was produced at the Act One One Act Play festival 'off Off Broadway' in 2019. Searle wrote the libretto for Tonya and Nancy:The Opera," produced in 2006, 2010, 2014 and in Minneapolis in 2018.
Her and Michael Teoli's full length musical, "Tonya and Nancy: The Rock Opera" was produced in NYC as a sold-out Full Production show at the New York Musical Festival (NYMF). Producer Paul Boghosian/Harborside Films has produced the show multiple times. The 2020 production won four Broadway World Regional Theater awards. Searle's theater works and her upcoming Feature Film have drawn national media attention.
Source: Elizabeth Searle, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Searle
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