Researching Harry Sellars
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1857 people with the Sellars surname? In that year Sellars was ranked number 1922 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Harry means "Form of HAROLD. army-power" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Harry Sellars on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harry Sellars and the Sellars Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sellars 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 Sellars family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Harry Sellars at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Harry Sellars using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2535 people with the Sellars surname in the UK? Sellars is now ranked number 2034 for popularity in the UK. |
Sellars Family Tree Databases
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Find Harry Sellars from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Sellars 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 6076 people with the Sellars surname in the USA? Sellars is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sellars Databases
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Some Famous People called Harry Sellars
Harry Sellars
Harold Sellars (9 April 1902 – 30 December 1978) was an English footballer and football manager, who played in the English Football League for Stoke City. He made 395 appearances for Stoke in all competitions, and helped the club to win the Third Division North title in 1926–27 and the Second Division title in 1932–33. He went on to briefly manage League of Ireland side Dundalk in 1947. His son John also played for Stoke in the 1950s. Together, father and son played 808 league and cup games for the club.
Source: Harry Sellars, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Sellars
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Sailors Salerg Salyers Saylors Schlorke Sellers Sellors Shelhorse Shellhorse Sholars Sillars Sillers Slark Slarke Slorach Sollars Solorzano
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