Researching Herbert Weston
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12214 people with the Weston surname? In that year Weston was ranked number 338 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Herbert means "Bright, excellent army or ruler" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Herbert Weston on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Herbert Weston and the Weston Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Weston 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 Weston family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Herbert Weston at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 16365 people with the Weston surname in the UK? Weston is now ranked number 339 for popularity in the UK. |
Weston Genealogy Databases
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Weston Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Weston surname in the USA? Weston is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Weston Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Herbert Weston. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Herbert Weston
Herbert Edgar Weston
right|thumb|A 1906 advert for Weston from The Philatelic Index, 1906.Herbert Edgar Weston (28 October 1874 in Chichester – 21 November 1961 in Twickenham), or H. Edgar Weston, was a stamp dealer in Stockwell, London, then Twickenham, who used the pseudonym Victor Marsh and who purchased Jean-Baptiste Moens' stock of philatelic literature after Moens retirement in about 1907. Weston claimed to have the world's largest stock of philatelic literature for sale. He was also a prolific producer of philatelic covers using cut-outs from stamped to order postal stationery items. In 1907, Weston was a founder member of the Philatelic Literature Society.
Source: Herbert Edgar Weston, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Weston
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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