Researching Henry Somerset
Delve into the history of Henry Somerset using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 406 people with the Somerset surname? In that year Somerset was ranked number 3173 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Somerset on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Henry Somerset 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Somerset ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Somerset and the Somerset Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Somerset 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 Somerset family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Henry Somerset at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Henry Somerset using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Henry Somerset records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Henry Somerset information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Henry Somerset.
Research the Somerset surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Somerset Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 500 people with the Somerset surname in the UK? Somerset is now ranked number 3569 for popularity in the UK. |
Somerset Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Henry Somerset.
Study MyTrees for information on the Somerset family and people looking to contact living Somerset relations.
Study One Great Family for Somerset records submitted by people who are already researching the Somerset Family Tree.
Find Henry Somerset from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Somerset 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.
Research the Somerset surname using Genealogy.com forums .
Miscellaneous Somerset Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Somerset. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Somerset
Henry Plantagenet Somerset
Henry Plantagenet Somerset (19 May 1852 – 11 April 1936) was a pioneer pastoralist and politician in Queensland, Australia. Somerset was a liberal politician who represented the district of Stanley in the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1904 to 1920, and canvassed successfully for the extension of the Brisbane Valley railway through the Brisbane River Valley to the rich timber reserves in the Blackbutt Range and beyond. Both the Somerset Dam and the local government area of Somerset Region are named in his honour.
Source: Henry Plantagenet Somerset, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Somerset
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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