Researching Hardy Parsons
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The name Hardy means "strong" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Hardy Parsons on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Hardy Parsons and the Parsons Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Parsons 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 Parsons family tree.
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Parsons Genealogy Databases
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Some Famous People called Hardy Parsons
Hardy Falconer Parsons
Hardy Falconer Parsons VC (13 June 1897 – 21 August 1917) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
He was born in Rishton, Lancashire, the son of the Reverend James Ash Parsons and Henrietta Parsons, of Leysian Mission, City Road, London. He was educated at King Edward VII School, Lytham St Annes, Kingswood School, Bath, and as a medical student at the University of Bristol, preparing for medical missionary work.
A commemorative stone was unveiled in his hometown of Rishton on 21 August 2017 at the town's war memorial to mark 100 years since he died. As he was a Bristol University medical student, a blue plaque on his former residence was also unveiled in 2017.
Source: Hardy Falconer Parsons, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Parsons
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