Researching Leonora Lea
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5912 people with the Lea surname? In that year Lea was ranked number 721 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Leonora means "Form of LEONA. Like A Lion" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Leonora Lea on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Leonora Lea and the Lea Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lea 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 Lea family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 6827 people with the Lea surname in the UK? Lea is now ranked number 880 for popularity in the UK. |
Lea Genealogy Databases
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Lea Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Lea surname in the USA? Lea is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lea Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Leonora Lea. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Leonora Lea
Leonora Lea
Leonora Edith Lea (30 March 1896 – 28 October 1971) was a Canadian Anglican missionary who lived and worked in Japan as a school teacher, writer and senior administrator of the Anglican Church in Japan.
Lea was one of the few church missionary workers to live in Japan throughout the Pacific War. Her collected writings and recollections of that period offer a rare first hand English language accounts of life in wartime Japan.
With Bishop Michael Hinsuke Yashiro, Lea is credited as the founder of St. Michael's International School, Kobe.
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