Researching John Egerton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1471 people with the Egerton surname? In that year Egerton was ranked number 2190 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Egerton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Egerton and the Egerton Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Egerton 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 Egerton family tree.
Look at Parish Records for John Egerton at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Egerton using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about John Egerton.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2031 people with the Egerton surname in the UK? Egerton is now ranked number 2329 for popularity in the UK. |
Egerton Family History Databases
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Egerton Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Egerton surname in the USA? Egerton is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Egerton Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on John Egerton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Egerton
John Egerton (journalist)
John Egerton (June 14, 1935 — November 21, 2013) was an American journalist and author known for his writing on the Civil Rights Movement, Southern food, history of the South, and Southern culture.
Egerton wrote or edited approximately twenty non-fiction books and one "contemporary fable". He also contributed chapters to numerous other volumes and wrote scores of articles in newspapers and magazines. Egerton was a participant and writer for many projects and conferences dealing with education, desegregation, civil rights, and the American South; particularly its food. Among his best-known books are "The Americanization of Dixie", "Generations: An American Family", "Southern Food: At Home, on the Road, in History", and "Speak Now Against the Day: The Generation before the Civil Rights Movement in the South".
Egerton's Speak Now Against the Day: The Generation Before the Civil Rights Movement in the South won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. He also wrote Southern Food: At Home, On the Road, In History and coedited Nashville: An American Self-Portrait, a look at his adopted city to in the 1960s. In June 2013, five months before his own death, Egerton spoke at the memorial service for preacher and civil rights activist Will D. Campbell.
Source: John Egerton (journalist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Egerton
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