Researching Gerald Andrews
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The name Gerald means "Spear Warrior" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Gerald Andrews on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gerald Andrews and the Andrews Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Andrews 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 Andrews family tree.
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Andrews Family Tree Databases
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Andrews Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Gerald Andrews. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gerald Andrews
Gerald Smedley Andrews
Gerald Smedley Andrews, (December 12, 1903 – December 5, 2005) was a Canadian frontier teacher, farm and ranch hand, cook, horse wrangler, engineer and soldier.
Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, he was educated in Vancouver, Toronto, Oxford and Dresden. From 1922 to 1930, he was a school master at Big Bar Creek and Kelly Lake. In 1930, he became a land surveyor until World War II. During World War II, he rose to the rank of Lieutenant-Colonel.
From 1946 to 1950, he served as Chief Air Survey Engineer for British Columbia. From 1952 to 1968, he was the Surveyors General of the Province of British Columbia and Director of Mapping and Provincial Boundaries Commissioner.
For his services, during World War II, he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire. In 1990, he was awarded the Order of British Columbia and was made a Member of the Order of Canada.
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