Researching John Willard
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 777 people with the Willard surname? In that year Willard was ranked number 2804 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Willard on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Willard and the Willard Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Willard 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 Willard family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 990 people with the Willard surname in the UK? Willard is now ranked number 3112 for popularity in the UK. |
Willard Family Tree Databases
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Willard 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 27344 people with the Willard surname in the USA? Willard is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Willard Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on John Willard. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Willard
John Willard (Australian politician)
John Willard (1857−after 1898) was an English-born Australian politician.
He was born at St Leonards-on-Sea, and began work as a whitesmith at the age of fourteen. Eventually an engineer, he became manager of an ironworks at Newcastle-on-Tyne. In October 1879 he married Jessie Jane Brewer. Migrating to Queensland in 1883, he established his own business and became closely involved in the labour movement, also serving on Brisbane City Council. He moved to Sydney in 1893 and in July of the following year was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Labor member for Tweed. The Electoral and Qualifications Committee, however, ruled that Willard's claimed move did not amount to residence in the state of New South Wales, and he was unseated in November 1894. Little is known of his life after leaving politics (although he did re-emerge in 1898 as an independent free trade candidate for Richmond), and his date of death is not known.
Source: John Willard (Australian politician), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Willard
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