Researching George Poet
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 27 people with the Poet surname? In that year Poet was ranked number 3552 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 Poet on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for George Poet and the Poet Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Poet 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 Poet family tree.
Check out Parish Records for George Poet at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of George Poet using the FreeBMD database.
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Poet Family Tree Databases
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Poet Forums
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Some Famous People called George Poet
George the Poet
George Mpanga (born 14 January 1991), better known by his stage name George the Poet, is a Peabody award-winning, British spoken-word artist, poet, rapper, and podcast host with an interest in social and political issues. Mpanga came to prominence as a poet, from which he progressed to spoken word and hip hop. This led to him being signed by Island Records and culminating in the release of his debut EP The Chicken and the Egg to critical acclaim. However, Mpanga felt constrained by the art form, quit rapping, and left his record label before the release of his debut album. He moved on to performing poetry and created a podcast entitled Have You Heard George's Podcast?
In 2018, Mpanga was elected to be a Member of the National Council of Arts for Arts Council England. Have You Heard George's Podcast? won five awards at the 2019 British Podcast Awards, including "Podcast of the Year".
In 2019, Have You Heard George's Podcast? won a Peabody Award, becoming the first podcast outside of the US to win the award.
Source: George the Poet, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Poet
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