Researching Gertrude Hull
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6259 people with the Hull surname? In that year Hull was ranked number 663 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Gertrude means "spear maiden" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Gertrude Hull on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gertrude Hull and the Hull Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hull 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 Hull family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Gertrude Hull at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Gertrude Hull using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 8848 people with the Hull surname in the UK? Hull is now ranked number 659 for popularity in the UK. |
Hull Family History Databases
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Hull Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 51650 people with the Hull surname in the USA? Hull is ranked number 140 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hull Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Gertrude Hull. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gertrude Hull
Gertrude Hull
Gertrude Hull (November 16, 1866 – March 22, 1947) was an American educator. She received a teacher's degree in 1894 from the University of Michigan and was salutatorian when she received another degree in 1895 from Southern Illinois Normal College. She was a teacher of history in the Milwaukee school system for over 40 years. She was the manager of the history department at Milwaukee West Side High School, and coached and privately tutored General Douglas MacArthur in preparation for his passing his West Point entrance examinations.
Source: Gertrude Hull, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Hull
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