Researching Gerald Hurst
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 10694 people with the Hurst surname? In that year Hurst was ranked number 385 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gerald means "Spear Warrior" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Gerald Hurst on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gerald Hurst and the Hurst Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hurst 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 Hurst family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 12964 people with the Hurst surname in the UK? Hurst is now ranked number 443 for popularity in the UK. |
Hurst Family History Databases
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Hurst Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 54688 people with the Hurst surname in the USA? Hurst is ranked number 139 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Gerald Hurst. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gerald Hurst
Gerald Hurst
Gerald "Jerry" Hurst (June 16, 1937 – March 11, 2015) was an American chemist and fire investigator. Before becoming noted for arson investigations, Hurst designed explosives for warfare, invented a binary explosive device known as Kinepak and developed an improved chemical compound to create Liquid Paper. He also devised an explosive called Astrolite as well as the Mylar balloon.
Hurst provided consultation or expert testimony in several high-profile arson cases, including that of executed Texas death row inmate Cameron Todd Willingham. His work also led to the parole of convicted arsonist Sonia Cacy and the release of Ernest Ray Willis, who had spent 17 years on death row in Texas.
Source: Gerald Hurst, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGerald Hurst (politician)
Sir Gerald Berkeley Hurst QC (4 December 1877 – 27 October 1957) was a British Conservative Party politician.
Gerald Berkeley Hertz was born in Bradford to Fanny Mary and William Martin Hertz, a wool merchant. His Jewish grandparents on both sides came from Germany in the mid-nineteenth century, his Hertz family to Bradford in 1844. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School and Lincoln College, Oxford. Hertz changed the spelling of his surname to Hurst in 1916. Hurst served in the British Army as a lieutenant during World War I and was stationed in the Middle East and France. He married one of the daughters of Alfred Hopkinson, Vice-Chancellor of Manchester University and a Member of Parliament. Their only son was killed in Libya in World War II.
He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Manchester Moss Side from 1918 to 1923 and from 1924 to 1935. He was a keen supporter of Imperial Preference. Hurst was knighted in 1929. In 1938, he was appointed to the county court for Croydon and West Kent. Hurst stepped down from the county judgeship in 1952. From 1947 to 1955, he served as Commissioner of Divorce Cases. His younger brother was Sir Arthur Frederick Hurst.
Source: Gerald Hurst (politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Hurst
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