Researching James Eads
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 78 people with the Eads surname? In that year Eads was ranked number 3501 for popularity in the UK. |
The name James means "one who supplants" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of James Eads on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for James Eads and the Eads Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Eads 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 Eads family tree.
Look at Parish Records for James Eads at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of James Eads using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 18 people with the Eads surname in the UK? Eads is now ranked number 4025 for popularity in the UK. |
Eads Family History Databases
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Eads Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Eads surname in the USA? Eads is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Eads Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on James Eads. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called James Eads
James Buchanan Eads
Captain James Buchanan Eads (May 23, 1820 – March 8, 1887) was a world-renowned American civil engineer and inventor, holding more than 50 patents.
Eads' great Mississippi River Bridge at St. Louis was designated a National Historic Landmark by the Department of the Interior in 1964 and on October 21, 1974 was listed as a National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers. It was also awarded a Special Award of Recognition by the American Institute of Steel Construction in 1974 on the 100th anniversary of its entry into service. Eads' design for the jetties of the south pass of the Mississippi river was also designated as National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks in 1982.
Source: James Buchanan Eads, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Eads
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