Researching Hugh Easton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4542 people with the Easton surname? In that year Easton was ranked number 935 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Hugh means "Bright in Mind and Spirit" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Hugh Easton on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Hugh Easton and the Easton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Easton 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 Easton family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6306 people with the Easton surname in the UK? Easton is now ranked number 954 for popularity in the UK. |
Easton Genealogy Databases
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Easton Forums
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Some Famous People called Hugh Easton
Hugh Ray Easton
Hugh Ray Easton (26 November 1906 – 15 August 1965) was an English stained-glass artist. His workshop was in Cambridge.
Hugh Easton was born in London, son of Frank (a doctor) and Alice ( Howland). He studied in France and worked for the firm of Blacking in Surrey before setting up a studio in Cambridge. During the Second World War he served at the Ministry of Information with the rank of commander in the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve (RNVR). Most of his windows were made in Harpenden at the studio of Robert Hendra and Geoffrey Harper. He and his associates worked on many windows for churches and other institutions after the war. He was the designer of a memorial window in the Battle of Britain Chapel in Westminster Abbey.
Many of his windows contain his 'weathervane' signature, e.g. East window, South Aisle, St Mary the Virgin church, Burwell, Cambridgeshire.
Easton died on 15 August 1965 at the King Edward VII Hospital for Officers, London. A memorial service was held in the Henry VII Chapel at Westminster Abbey on 24 September 1965.
Source: Hugh Ray Easton, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Easton
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