Researching John Symonds
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3609 people with the Symonds surname? In that year Symonds was ranked number 1159 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Symonds on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Symonds and the Symonds Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Symonds 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 Symonds family tree.
Check out Parish Records for John Symonds at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Symonds using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4383 people with the Symonds surname in the UK? Symonds is now ranked number 1340 for popularity in the UK. |
Symonds Family History Databases
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Symonds Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Symonds surname in the USA? Symonds is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Symonds Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on John Symonds. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Symonds
John Addington Symonds
John Addington Symonds, Jr. ( 5 October 1840 – 19 April 1893) was an English poet and literary critic. A cultural historian, he was known for his work on the Renaissance, as well as numerous biographies of writers and artists. Although married with children, Symonds supported male love (homosexuality), which he believed could include pederastic as well as egalitarian relationships, referring to it as l'amour de l'impossible (love of the impossible). He also wrote much poetry inspired by his same-sex affairs.
Source: John Addington Symonds, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Symonds
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.
Sammonds Scammonden Schiementz Schnentzius Seamonds Seemmonds Seimandi Semande Seminet Semineth Siemandl Siemantel Simandle Simant Simantel Simants Simenet Simenot Simionato Simmonds Simmonett Simmonite Simonaitis Simonato Simond Simonds Simondson Simoneton Simonett Simonette Simonetti Simonetto Simonite Simonitsch Simonitto Simonnet Simonnot Simonot Simonton Simonutti Simounet Smentowski Symmonds Symondson Symonette
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