Researching Herman Batten
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2763 people with the Batten surname? In that year Batten was ranked number 1435 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Herman means "man of the army" and is of German origin.
Records of Herman Batten on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Herman Batten 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 Herman Batten and the Batten Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Batten 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 Batten family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Herman Batten at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Herman Batten using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3441 people with the Batten surname in the UK? Batten is now ranked number 1638 for popularity in the UK. |
Batten Family Tree Databases
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Batten Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Batten surname in the USA? Batten is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Batten Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Herman Batten. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Herman Batten
Herman Maxwell Batten
Herman Maxwell Batten (August 4, 1909 – October 17, 1991) was a Canadian politician, school principal and teacher.
Born in Bareneed, Conception Bay, Newfoundland, he was elected to the House of Commons of Canada in 1953 as a Member of the Liberal Party to represent the riding of Humber—St. George's and re-elected in the elections of 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963, 1965 and he was defeated in the election of 1968 in the riding of Humber—St. George's—St. Barbe. He was Deputy Chair of Committees of the Whole between 1963 and 1965 and Chairperson of the Special Committee on a Canadian flag. He was Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Whole of the House of Commons between 1966 and 1968.
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