Researching Frank Searle
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6019 people with the Searle surname? In that year Searle was ranked number 700 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Frank means "Form of FRANCIS. (Male) A Free Man" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Frank Searle on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frank Searle and the Searle Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Searle 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 Searle family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 8003 people with the Searle surname in the UK? Searle is now ranked number 738 for popularity in the UK. |
Searle Family Tree Databases
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Searle Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Searle surname in the USA? Searle is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Frank Searle (photographer)
Frank Searle (born Eric Frank Searle; 18 March 1921 – 26 March 2005) was a photographer who studied the disputed existence of the Loch Ness Monster. He took up residence at Loch Ness in 1969 living a frugal existence in a tent looking for definitive proof of the monster's existence. Eventually photographs began to appear from 1972 onwards and earned Frank a degree of fame as a monster hunter.
However, as the detail of the pictures increasingly improved with time, people began to suspect they were fakes. The matter was finally exposed in 1976 when the Scottish Sunday Mail carried a centre-page article proving that one of his photographs was taken from a postcard showing an Apatosaurus. Another picture was also proven to be a wooden post at a pier that was covered with cloth to make it monster-like.
As his reputation declined, he was involved with some skirmishes with other monster researchers which eventually led to a failed molotov cocktail attack on one of their boats. Searle denied any involvement in the matter and was never charged over it. Eventually he left the loch for good in the early 1980s to allegedly embark on a treasure hunting expedition.
Some years later he was eventually tracked down by Andrew Tullis for his documentary The Man who Captured Nessie. Searle had been living in a bedsit in Fleetwood, Lancashire, but had died only a few weeks before.
Most Nessie analysts agree that although he added some colour and personality to the Loch Ness story, his contribution overall was negative.
Source: Frank Searle (photographer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Searle
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