Researching John Saxton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1770 people with the Saxton surname? In that year Saxton was ranked number 1977 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Saxton on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Saxton and the Saxton Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Saxton 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 Saxton family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2390 people with the Saxton surname in the UK? Saxton is now ranked number 2109 for popularity in the UK. |
Saxton Family History Databases
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Saxton Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Saxton surname in the USA? Saxton is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Saxton Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on John Saxton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Saxton
John Saxton (physicist)
John Arthur Saxton (28 June 1914 – 17 April 1980) was a British physicist. He was Director of the Appleton Laboratory (formerly Radio and Space Research Station), Science Research Council, 1966–1977.
He was educated at Loughborough Grammar School and Imperial College, London, where he was awarded the Imperial College Governors’ Prize for Physics, 1935. He continued at Imperial as a demonstrator 1936–38; before moving onto the National Physical Laboratory, 1938–1952. He worked at the Radio Research Station, 1952–64, and was deputy director from 1960. He was then the Director of the United Kingdom Scientific Mission, Washington, DC, USA, and Scientific Counsellor at the British Embassy there, 1964–66. He then was Visiting Professor of Physics at University College, London, from 1968 until his retirement in 1977.
Source: John Saxton (physicist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Saxton
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