Researching John Lush
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1202 people with the Lush surname? In that year Lush was ranked number 2411 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Lush on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Lush and the Lush Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lush 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 Lush family tree.
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Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Lush using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1023 people with the Lush surname in the UK? Lush is now ranked number 3083 for popularity in the UK. |
Lush Genealogy Databases
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Lush Forums
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on John Lush. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Lush
John Alfred Lush
John Alfred Lush (21 March 1815 – 4 August 1888) was an English Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1868 to 1880.
Lush was the son of John Lush of Berwick St John, Wiltshire and his wife Martha Kelleway daughter of James Kelleway of Donhead, Wiltshire. He was an MD of St Andrews University and became a general medical practitioner at Salisbury. He was a member of the Royal College of Physicians of London and one of the proprietors of the Fisherton House Lunatic Asylum. He was a J.P. and an Alderman of Salisbury, of which city he was Mayor for 1866–67. At the 1868 general election Lush was elected Member of Parliament for Salisbury. He held the seat until 1880.
Lush died at the age of 73. He had married Sarah Martha Finch daughter of W. C. Finch MD of Fisherton House, Salisbury, Wiltshire in May 1853.
Source: John Alfred Lush, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lush
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