Researching John Westcott
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1980 people with the Westcott surname? In that year Westcott was ranked number 1848 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Westcott on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Westcott and the Westcott Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 2239 people with the Westcott surname in the UK? Westcott is now ranked number 2200 for popularity in the UK. |
Westcott Genealogy Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Westcott surname in the USA? Westcott is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on John Westcott. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Westcott
John Ward Westcott
John Ward Westcott (December 19, 1848 – August 17, 1913) was an American ship captain on the Great Lakes in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. He is noted for making and developing the first floating range lights and the first lightship for safe navigation in Lake St. Clair at the Detroit River. He was the youngest ship captain on the Great lakes.
Westcott was a representative for steamship lines and developed a message delivery system between moving Great Lakes freighters on the Detroit River at the Michigan-Canadian border. That ultimately led to the only floating United States post office, and enabled United States Mail delivery to river vehicles 'on the fly' by addressing to the boat's name and the only floating postal zip code of 48222. The key technique was to row a small boat next to a large ship and transfer pieces of paper through a pail hoisted between the vessels. This technique advanced to a powered tugboat moving at the same speed as the large ship and more mail could then be transferred between them. This developed out further in the twenty-first century by specially designed supply boats to be able to transfer not only mail, but packages and supplies between the moving vessels.
Source: John Ward Westcott, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Westcott
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