Researching Francis Essex
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 957 people with the Essex surname? In that year Essex was ranked number 2630 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Francis Essex on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Francis Essex 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 Essex 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 Francis Essex and the Essex Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Essex 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 Essex family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Francis Essex at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Francis Essex using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Francis Essex records.
Check out MyHeritage for Francis Essex information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Francis Essex.
Research the Essex surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Essex Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1468 people with the Essex surname in the UK? Essex is now ranked number 2711 for popularity in the UK. |
Essex 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.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Francis Essex.
Study MyTrees for information on the Essex family and people looking to contact living Essex relations.
Explore One Great Family for Essex records submitted by people who are already researching the Essex Family Tree.
Find Francis Essex from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Essex 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.
Research the Essex surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Essex surname in the USA? Essex is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Essex Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Francis Essex. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Francis Essex
Francis Essex
Francis Essex (24 March 1929 – 5 March 2009) was a British television and stage producer, author and composer. Essex's career spanned several decades during which he worked for several TV production companies. His jobs included: Light Entertainment Producer for the BBC channel in the UK from 1954 to 1960; Senior Producer for the ATV (Associated Television) Network from 1960 to 1965; Controller of Programmes at Scottish Television from 1965 to 1969; Network Production Controller at ATV from 1969 to 1976; Member of the ATV Board of Directors from 1974; Director of Production at ATV from 1976 to 1981 and Chairman of the ITV Children's Network Committee from 1976 to 1981.
Essex's numerous works for the theatre include Bells of St Martins at the St Martin's Theatre in 1953, which he wrote and presented. He also devised and directed Six of One at the Adelphi Theatre in 1964, and was the author of Jolson The Musical at the Victoria Palace Theatre in 1995. Essex's scripts include; The Gentle Flame (for Julie Andrews), The Shillingbury Blowers (for Trevor Howard), Quincy's Quest (for Tommy Steele), The Shillingbury Tales (series), the Cuffry series (for Bernard Cribbins) and "The Silent Scream" IMDb - The Silent Scream in the series Hammer House of Horror. His numerous musical scores include Luke's Kingdom, The Seas Must Live and The Lightning Tree. Essex was also the author of the Shillingbury Tales (imdb.com) (1983), Skerrymor Bay (1984) and the children's film Gabrielle and the Doodleman.
His awards and accreditations include: Fellow, Royal Television Society; BAFTA Light Entertainment Award, 1964; Leonard Brett Award, 1964 and 1981; and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Musical 1996 for Jolson The Musical.
Essex married Jeanne Shires in 1956; the couple had two sons, Martin and Stephen (deceased). Three grandchildren Martine Gillies & two grandsons
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