Researching George Griffith
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 9756 people with the Griffith surname? In that year Griffith was ranked number 423 for popularity in the UK. |
The name George means "A Tiller of the Soil or a Farmer" and is of Greek origin.
Records of George Griffith on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Griffith and the Griffith Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 5494 people with the Griffith surname in the UK? Griffith is now ranked number 1083 for popularity in the UK. |
Griffith Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called George Griffith
George Griffith
George Griffith (1857–1906), full name George Chetwynd Griffith-Jones, was a prolific British science fiction writer and noted explorer who wrote during the late Victorian and Edwardian age. Many of his visionary tales appeared in magazines such as Pearson's Magazine and Pearson's Weekly before being published as novels. Griffith was extremely popular in the United Kingdom, though he failed to find similar acclaim in the United States, in part due to his utopian socialist views. A journalist, rather than a scientist, by background, what his stories lack in scientific rigour and literary grace they make up for in sheer exuberance of execution.
:"To-night that spark was to be shaken from the torch of Revolution, and to-morrow the first of the mines would explode...the armies of Europe would fight their way through the greatest war that the world had ever seen." – from Griffith's most famous novel The Angel of the Revolution.
Source: George Griffith, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGeorge Henry Wilson Griffith
George Henry Wilson Griffith (28 March 1891 – 15 March 1978) served as Lord Mayor of Birmingham, England, for the year 1953–4.
Griffith was born on 28 March 1891, in Leytonstone, Essex. His father was George Wilson Griffith. He married Gladys Winifred Jones in West Bromwich, Staffordshire, on 25 September 1915, when he was 24 years old. They had three children: George Wilson, Philip Richard, and Mary. Griffith served as Lord Mayor of Birmingham for the year 1953–4. He died in Birmingham on 15 March 1978.
Source: George Henry Wilson Griffith, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Griffith
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