Researching Henry Wedgwood
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The name Henry means "ruler of the home" and is of German origin.
Records of Henry Wedgwood on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Henry Wedgwood and the Wedgwood Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wedgwood 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 Wedgwood family tree.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Henry Wedgwood.
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Wedgwood Genealogy Databases
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Wedgwood Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Henry Wedgwood. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Henry Wedgwood
Henry Allen Wedgwood
Henry Allen "Harry" Wedgwood (4 April 1799 - 17 October 1885) was an English barrister.
Wedgwood was the third child and second son of Josiah Wedgwood II and his wife Elizabeth Allen. He was a grandson of the illustrious potter Josiah Wedgwood and a brother-in-law of the naturalist Charles Darwin.
He married Jessie Wedgwood on 14 September 1830 at Abergavenny. Jessie was his double first cousin, the daughter of John Wedgwood (1766–1844) and his wife Louisa Jane Allen. Henry and Jessie had six children: Louisa Frances (later Kempson) b.1834, Caroline Elizabeth b.1836, John Darwin b.1840, Anne Jane b.1841, Arthur b.1843 and Rowland Henry b.1847.
He authored the children's book The Bird Talisman: An Eastern Tale. Some editions were illustrated by his cousin twice removed Gwen Raverat.
Source: Henry Allen Wedgwood, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Wedgwood
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