Researching Harold Arthur
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6526 people with the Arthur surname? In that year Arthur was ranked number 626 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Harold means "army-power" and is of English origin.
Records of Harold Arthur on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Harold Arthur in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harold Arthur and the Arthur Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Arthur 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 Arthur family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Harold Arthur at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Harold Arthur using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Harold Arthur records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Harold Arthur information.
Study the LDS Database for records about Harold Arthur.
Research the Arthur surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Arthur Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 7226 people with the Arthur surname in the UK? Arthur is now ranked number 825 for popularity in the UK. |
Arthur Family History Databases
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Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Harold Arthur.
Study MyTrees for information on the Arthur family and people looking to contact living Arthur relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Arthur records submitted by people who are already researching the Arthur Family Tree.
Find Harold Arthur from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Arthur Forums
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Research the Arthur surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Arthur surname in the USA? Arthur is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Arthur Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Harold Arthur. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Harold Arthur
Harold Arthur (footballer)
Harold Arthur (21 September 1916 – 9 March 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played with North Melbourne in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Arthur, a centreman, made three appearances with North Melbourne in 1941 but then didn't play for the next two years due to the war. He returned to the team in 1944 but was unable to become a regular fixture in the side. In 1945 he won the Gardiner Medal, which was rewarded to the best and fairest player in the league seconds. The following year he began playing for Port Melbourne.
He was the uncle of Hawthorn premiership captain Graham Arthur and the younger brother of Alan Arthur, who played for Essendon.
Source: Harold Arthur (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Arthur
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