Researching Henry Tufts
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 75 people with the Tufts surname? In that year Tufts was ranked number 3504 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Tufts on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Tufts and the Tufts Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tufts 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 Tufts family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 107 people with the Tufts surname in the UK? Tufts is now ranked number 3942 for popularity in the UK. |
Tufts Family History Databases
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Tufts 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 3038 people with the Tufts surname in the USA? Tufts is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Tufts Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Tufts. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Tufts
Henry Tufts
Henry Tufts (1748–1831) was an American criminal, who committed various robberies and other crimes in northern New England in the 18th century. Most of what is known about his life and crimes comes from his 1807 autobiography A Narrative of the Life, Adventures, Travels and Sufferings of Henry Tufts, Now Residing at Lemington, in the District of Maine. In Substance as Compiled from his own Mouth. The autobiography was reprinted in 1930 as Autobiography of a Criminal. Neal Keating's 1993 reprint of Tufts' autobiography summarizes Tufts as a "horse thief, bigamist, burglar, adulterer, con man, scoundrel, counterfeiter, (military) deserter and common criminal", while also casting doubt on the veracity of his account.
Source: Henry Tufts, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Tufts
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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