Researching John Peden
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 605 people with the Peden surname? In that year Peden was ranked number 2974 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Peden on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Peden and the Peden Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Peden 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 Peden family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1224 people with the Peden surname in the UK? Peden is now ranked number 2910 for popularity in the UK. |
Peden Genealogy Databases
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Peden Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Peden surname in the USA? Peden is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Peden Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on John Peden. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Peden
John Peden (politician)
Sir John Beverley Peden (26 April 1871 – 31 May 1946) was an Australian jurist and politician. Born in Randwick to farmer Magnus Jackson Peden, a mayor of Randwick, and Elizabeth Neathway Brown, he attended public school at Bega before studying at Sydney Grammar School and the University of Sydney, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1892 and a Bachelor of Laws in 1898. He was an assistant lecturer in Latin at the university from 1896 to 1898, when he was called to the bar. He lectured in law from 1903 and became a professor and faculty Dean in 1910. Appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council as a Nationalist in 1917, from 1929 to 1946 he was President of the Council; he was both the last President appointed directly by the governor, and the first elected by his fellow councillors. Peden died in Paddington in 1946.
Source: John Peden (politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Peden
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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