Researching Justin Read
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 19306 people with the Read surname? In that year Read was ranked number 191 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Justin means "Just" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Justin Read on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Justin Read 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
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Read ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Justin Read and the Read Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Read 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 Read family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Justin Read at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Justin Read using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Justin Read.
Research the Read surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Read Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 21957 people with the Read surname in the UK? Read is now ranked number 243 for popularity in the UK. |
Read Family History Databases
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Find Justin Read from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Read Forums
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Research the Read surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Read surname in the USA? Read is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Read Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Justin Read. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Justin Read
Justin Read
Justin Richard Read (born May 1961) is an English businessman particularly associated with the financial management of construction and property-related companies.
Read studied modern history at the University of Oxford, graduating in 1983, and has an MBA from INSEAD (1990).
Read worked for businesses including Euro Disney, Bankers Trust and Hanson plc (during 13 years at Hanson he served as deputy FD, MD of Continental Europe, head of risk management and group treasurer), and has been a director of companies including:*Hanson plc (October 1993-May 2003)*Speedy Hire (finance director, April 2008-August 2011)*Segro plc (finance director, August 2011-December 2016)*Ibstock plc (non-executive director, appointed January 2017)*Grainger plc (non-executive director, appointed February 2017)
On December 2017 he was appointed as a non-executive director to succeed one-time Hanson colleague Andrew Dougal as chair of the audit committee of Carillion, six weeks before it went into liquidation.
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