Researching Ernest Dubois
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 162 people with the Dubois surname? In that year Dubois was ranked number 3417 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Ernest means "Earnest" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Ernest Dubois on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ernest Dubois and the Dubois Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 392 people with the Dubois surname in the UK? Dubois is now ranked number 3672 for popularity in the UK. |
Dubois Family History Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Dubois surname in the USA? Dubois is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Ernest Dubois. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ernest Dubois
Ernest Henri Dubois
Ernest Henri Dubois (March 16, 1863 in Dieppe; December 30, 1930 in Paris), was a French sculptor. He enrolled in 1881 at the École des Arts décoratiif and then attended the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris where he studied under Alexandre Falguière, Henri Chapu and Jules Chaplain. It was his award of the commission to carry out the sculptural work on the tomb of Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet in Meaux Cathedral that gave his career a boost and saw him awarded a Medal of Honour and subsequently he became a Chevalier de la Légion d'honneur.
Source: Ernest Henri Dubois, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Dubois
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