Researching Gunnar Eide
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4 people with the Eide surname? In that year Eide was ranked number 3575 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gunnar means "bold warrior" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Gunnar Eide on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gunnar Eide and the Eide Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Eide 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 Eide family tree.
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Eide Family History Databases
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Eide Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Eide surname in the USA? Eide is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Eide Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Gunnar Eide. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gunnar Eide
Gunnar Eide
Gunnar Eide (11 May 1920 – 2 July 2012) was a Norwegian actor, theatre director and impresario.
He was born in Stavanger. He was the theatre director of Stavanger Teater from 1945 to 1947, then an actor at Rogaland Teater from 1953 to 1955 and 1956 to 1960, only interrupted by a period at Edderkoppen Teater from 1955 to 1956. He was also a singer. He started an impresario business in 1963, attracting country musician Jim Reeves to Norway. His company Gunnar Eide Concerts, which was established in 1975, became a subsidiary of Live Nation and changed its name to Live Nation Norway. Eide was decorated with the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 2000. He died in July 2012 in Oslo.
Source: Gunnar Eide, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Eide
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