Researching Howard Shore
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3221 people with the Shore surname? In that year Shore was ranked number 1280 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Howard means "Guardian of the Home" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Howard Shore on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Howard Shore and the Shore Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shore 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 Shore family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Howard Shore at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Howard Shore using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Howard Shore.
Research the Shore surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shore Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 3601 people with the Shore surname in the UK? Shore is now ranked number 1580 for popularity in the UK. |
Shore Family History Databases
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Find Howard Shore from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Shore Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Shore surname in the USA? Shore is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shore Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Howard Shore. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Howard Shore
Howard Shore
Howard Leslie Shore (born October 18, 1946) is a Canadian composer and conductor noted for his film scores. He has composed the scores for over 80 films, most notably the scores for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit film trilogies. He won three Academy Awards for his work on The Lord of the Rings, with one being for the song "Into the West", an award he shared with Eurythmics lead vocalist Annie Lennox and writer/producer Fran Walsh, who wrote the lyrics. He is also a consistent collaborator with director David Cronenberg, having scored all but one of his films since 1979.
Shore has also composed a few concert works including one opera, The Fly, based on the plot of Cronenberg's 1986 film, which premiered at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris on July 2, 2008; a short piece named Fanfare for the Wanamaker Organ and the Philadelphia Orchestra; and a short overture for the Swiss 21st Century Symphony Orchestra. Shore has also composed for television, including serving as the original musical director for the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live from 1975 to 1980.
In addition to his three Academy Awards, Shore has also won three Golden Globe Awards and four Grammy Awards.
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