Researching Frederick Catherwood
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 58 people with the Catherwood surname? In that year Catherwood was ranked number 3521 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Frederick means "Peace" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Frederick Catherwood on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frederick Catherwood and the Catherwood Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Catherwood 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 Catherwood family tree.
Search Parish Records for Frederick Catherwood at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 227 people with the Catherwood surname in the UK? Catherwood is now ranked number 3828 for popularity in the UK. |
Catherwood Genealogy Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Frederick Catherwood.
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Find Frederick Catherwood from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Catherwood Forums
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Miscellaneous Catherwood Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Frederick Catherwood. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Frederick Catherwood
Frederick Catherwood
Frederick Catherwood (27 February 1799 – 27 September 1854) was an English artist, architect and explorer, best remembered for his meticulously detailed drawings of the ruins of the Maya civilization. He explored Mesoamerica in the mid 19th century with writer John Lloyd Stephens. Their books, Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas and Yucatán and Incidents of Travel in Yucatán, were best sellers and introduced to the Western world the civilization of the ancient Maya. In 1837, Catherwood was elected into the National Academy of Design as an Honorary member.
Source: Frederick Catherwood, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Catherwood
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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