Researching Francis Harding
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 21675 people with the Harding surname? In that year Harding was ranked number 158 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Francis Harding on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Francis Harding 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Francis Harding and the Harding Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Harding 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 Harding family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 27587 people with the Harding surname in the UK? Harding is now ranked number 180 for popularity in the UK. |
Harding Family Tree Databases
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Harding Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 48612 people with the Harding surname in the USA? Harding is ranked number 141 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Harding Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Francis Harding. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Francis Harding
Francis Pym Harding
Francis Pym Harding, (23 September 1821 – 25 February 1875) was an English general in the British Army and the second Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick from 1867 to 1868.
Born in The Grove, Lymington, Hampshire, England, Harding was an officer in the 22nd Foot (Cheshire Regiment) and was promoted to colonel in 1858. He was transferred from Malta to New Brunswick in 1866 and was appointed commanding officer. As the senior military officer, he was recommended by Charles Hastings Doyle for the position of Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick and was appointed in 1867. In 1868, he was promoted to the rank of major general and returned to England in 1869.
He died in Grove, Lymington, Hampshire, England in 1875.
Source: Francis Pym Harding, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Harding
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