Researching Henry Seymour
Dig into the past of Henry Seymour using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6121 people with the Seymour surname? In that year Seymour was ranked number 686 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Seymour on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Henry Seymour 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 Henry Seymour and the Seymour Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Seymour 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 Seymour family tree.
Search Parish Records for Henry Seymour at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Henry Seymour using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Henry Seymour.
Research the Seymour surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Seymour Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 9147 people with the Seymour surname in the UK? Seymour is now ranked number 633 for popularity in the UK. |
Seymour Genealogy Databases
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Search One Great Family for Seymour records submitted by people who are already researching the Seymour Family Tree.
Find Henry Seymour from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Seymour 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 33421 people with the Seymour surname in the USA? Seymour is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Seymour Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Seymour. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Seymour
Henry Seymour (Knoyle)
Henry Seymour MP, JP (10 November 1776 – 27 November 1849), of Knoyle House, East Knoyle, Wiltshire, of Trent, and of Northbrook, was a British Tory politician.
He was the only son of Henry Seymour, of Redland Court, Gloucestershire and his second wife, the Comtesse de Panthou.
He was elected as a Member of Parliament (MP) for the borough of Taunton at the 1826 general election, having contested the borough unsuccessfully in 1820, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1830 general election. He was also a Justice of the Peace (JP).
Source: Henry Seymour (Knoyle), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Seymour
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