Researching Frank Newham
Dig into the past of Frank Newham using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1098 people with the Newham surname? In that year Newham was ranked number 2503 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Frank means "Form of FRANCIS. (Male) A Free Man" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Frank Newham on Ancestry
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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 Newham 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 Frank Newham and the Newham Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Newham 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 Newham family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Frank Newham at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Frank Newham using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Frank Newham.
Research the Newham surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Newham Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1074 people with the Newham surname in the UK? Newham is now ranked number 3039 for popularity in the UK. |
Newham 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Frank Newham.
Study MyTrees for information on the Newham family and people looking to contact living Newham relations.
Check out One Great Family for Newham records submitted by people who are already researching the Newham Family Tree.
Find Frank Newham from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Newham 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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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Frank Newham. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Frank Newham
Frank Darvall Newham
Canon Frank Darvall Newham (7 June 1864 – 6 March 1946) was an Anglican priest and educator from Barrow upon Soar who spent most of his career in Cyprus. He was the Director of Education of Cyprus under the colonial administration (1900-1930) and founded in 1900 The English School in Nicosia. He also served as the island's Boy Scouts commissioner, and was an honorary canon of the Anglican St. George's Cathedral, Jerusalem. He retired in 1930
During his term as Director of Education of Cyprus, Elementary Schools in Cyprus increased significantly and the quality of education improved substantially. In 1936, he gaveThe English School in trust to the colonial government of Cyprus and he purchased land across the Government House for the erection of a permanent building of the school.
A statue was built in his memory, next to the presidential palace, overlooking the Lloyds building. He introduced football, hockey and cricket to Cyprus. The English School's house team, Newham, was also named after him.
In the course of an around-the-world tour after he retired, he said that he planned to return to Cyprus once he finished the tour. After he returned to Cyprus, he retired to Kyrenia, where he died in 1946.
Source: Frank Darvall Newham, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Newham
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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