Researching Harry Saunders
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 27467 people with the Saunders surname? In that year Saunders was ranked number 115 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Harry means "Form of HAROLD. army-power" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Harry Saunders on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harry Saunders and the Saunders Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Saunders 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 Saunders family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 37596 people with the Saunders surname in the UK? Saunders is now ranked number 117 for popularity in the UK. |
Saunders Family History Databases
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Harry Saunders. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Harry Saunders
Harry Saunders
Henry George 'Harry' Saunders (21 May 1898 – 9 December 1930) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood and coached Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Saunders was recruited locally to Collingwood and went on to play 11 seasons with the club as a defender, mostly at full-back. He was a member of Collingwood premiership teams in 1917 and 1919 as well as playing in three losing Grand Finals. Saunders also represented the VFL at interstate football on three occasions.
He met with controversy in 1922 following a game where he had pole axed Carlton's Alex Duncan. Suspended for the next six games, Saunder was also penalised by the police who fined him £5.
After playing the opening two rounds of the 1926 season, Saunders crossed to Footscray and although he didn't take the field for his new club he coached them in 10 games that year for three wins.
Saunders died in 1930 from pancreatitis, aged 32.
Source: Harry Saunders, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaHarry Saunders (priest)
Harry Patrick Saunders (16 March 1913 – 13 May 1967) was Archdeacon of Macclesfield from 1965 until 1967.
Saudners was educated at Hanley Castle Grammar School, King's College London, and St Stephen's House and St Catherine's Society, Oxford. He gained an Oxford Master of Arts (MA Oxon) and a Bachelor of Divinity (BD). He was ordained in 1936 and was successively:Chaplain and Lecturer at St Stephen's House, (Vice-Principal, 1938–49); Chaplain of St Edmund Hall, Oxford, 1936–46; Priest in charge of St Peter's, Shrewsbury and an RAF Chaplain, 1939–45; Chaplain of Magdalen College, Oxford, 1946–49; Vicar of St Andrew's, West Bromwich, 1949–51; Vicar of St Mary's, Kingswinford, 1951–56; a Lecturer at Queen's College, Birmingham, 1949–56; a Canon Residentiary of Ely Cathedral and Principal of Ely Theological College, 1956; and Vicar of Holy Trinity, Oswestry, 1957–64. He died in post as Archdeacon of Macclesfield.
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