Researching Ernest Thorold
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The name Ernest means "Earnest" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Ernest Thorold on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ernest Thorold and the Thorold Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thorold 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 Thorold family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Ernest Thorold at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ernest Thorold using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Ernest Thorold.
Research the Thorold surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Thorold Military records.
Thorold Genealogy Databases
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Thorold Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Ernest Thorold. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ernest Thorold
Ernest Thorold
Ernest Hayford Thorold, CB, CBE, (17 February 1879 – 6 February 1940) was an Anglican priest in the 20th century.
He was born into an ecclesiastical family in 1879 and was educated at Highgate School and The Queen's College, Oxford.
He became a Chaplain to the British Armed Forces in 1906 serving in Shorncliffe, southern Africa and Aldershot before gallant service in the First World War where he was Mentioned in Despatches twice and awarded the OBE and CBE. He was Staff Officer to the Chaplain-General at the War Office from 1916 to 1921 and then Chaplain at the Royal Military Chapel, London.
He was Assistant Chaplain-General, Western Command from 1924 and an Honorary Chaplain to the King from 1926 – 1935. He was then from 1935 – 1939 successively Chaplain to Kings George V, Edward VIII and George VI. After further commands with the Southern Command and the Aldershot Command he was Chaplain-General to the British Armed Forces (and also Chaplain of the Tower of London) from 1931 to 1939.
A Chaplain of the Order of St John of Jerusalem, he died on 6 February 1940.
Source: Ernest Thorold, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Thorold
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