Researching Henry Conard
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 25 people with the Conard surname? In that year Conard was ranked number 3554 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Conard on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Conard and the Conard Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Conard 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 Conard family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Henry Conard at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Henry Conard using the FreeBMD database.
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Conard Family Tree Databases
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Conard Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Conard surname in the USA? Conard is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Conard Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Conard. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Conard
Henry Shoemaker Conard
Henry Shoemaker Conard (1874 - 1971) was a leading authority on bryophytes and water lilies, as well as an early advocate of environmental preservation. From 1906 to 1955, Professor Conard worked at Grinnell College in Grinnell, Iowa. In 1954, he became the first to receive the Eminent Ecologist Award from the Ecological Society of America, an award that has continued annually ever since.
In 1969, Grinnell acquired a plot of cropland and established the Conard Environmental Research Area, in recognition of the legacy of the longtime professor.
Source: Henry Shoemaker Conard, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Conard
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.
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