Researching John Woodford
Dig into the past of John Woodford using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2077 people with the Woodford surname? In that year Woodford was ranked number 1785 for popularity in the UK. |
The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Woodford on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Woodford in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Woodford and the Woodford Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Woodford 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 Woodford family tree.
Explore Parish Records for John Woodford at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Woodford using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2852 people with the Woodford surname in the UK? Woodford is now ranked number 1882 for popularity in the UK. |
Woodford Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Woodford 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 6076 people with the Woodford surname in the USA? Woodford is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Woodford Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on John Woodford. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Woodford
John Woodford (English cricketer)
John Douglas Woodford (born 9 September 1943, Little Horton, Bradford, Yorkshire, England) is an English first-class cricketer, who played for Yorkshire County Cricket Club from 1968 to 1973, and appeared subsequently for Northumberland in the Minor Counties Cricket Championship.
Woodford is a right-handed batsman, who scored 1,204 first-class runs in thirty eight matches with a highest score of 101, his only century. In seventy four List A one day games, he compiled 951 runs at an average of 21.61, with a best score of 69 not out. Although he only took four first-class wickets, he was more successful in the limited over format, snaring 79 victims with his medium pacers at 21.01.
Source: John Woodford (English cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Woodford
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