Researching Leonard Wiseman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4113 people with the Wiseman surname? In that year Wiseman was ranked number 1042 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Leonard means "like a lion" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Leonard Wiseman on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leonard Wiseman and the Wiseman Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Wiseman 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 Wiseman family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 5729 people with the Wiseman surname in the UK? Wiseman is now ranked number 1043 for popularity in the UK. |
Wiseman Family History Databases
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Wiseman Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 24306 people with the Wiseman surname in the USA? Wiseman is ranked number 149 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Wiseman Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Leonard Wiseman. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Leonard Wiseman
Leonard Albert Wiseman
Leonard Albert Wiseman OBE BSc ARI.C CText FTI (4 November 1915 – 20 January 2009) was an organic chemist, scientific intelligence analyst and scientific administrator. Following his early work as a research chemist and in intelligence, he became, successively Deputy Director of the Atomic Weapons Research Establishment, Director of the British Rayon Research Association, succeeding John Wilson, Deputy Director of the Cotton, Silk and Man-made Fibres Research Association when the BRRA merged with the British Cotton Industry Research Association (the Shirley Institute), becoming Director in 1969 until retiring in 1980. He also served for some years as Chairman of Council of the Textile Institute.
Source: Leonard Albert Wiseman, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Wiseman
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.
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