Researching Lily Elsie
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The name Lily means "Form of LILLIAN. lily" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Lily Elsie on Ancestry
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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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Elsie 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 Lily Elsie and the Elsie Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Elsie 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 Elsie family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Lily Elsie at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Lily Elsie using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Lily Elsie.
Research the Elsie surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Elsie Military records.
Elsie Family History 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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Investigate One Great Family for Elsie records submitted by people who are already researching the Elsie Family Tree.
Find Lily Elsie from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Elsie Forums
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Miscellaneous Elsie Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Lily Elsie. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Lily Elsie
Lily Elsie
Elsie Cotton (née Hodder, 8 April 1886 – 16 December 1962), known professionally as Lily Elsie, was an English actress and singer during the Edwardian era. She was best known for her starring role in the London premiere of Franz Lehár's operetta The Merry Widow.
Beginning as a child star in the 1890s, Elsie built her reputation in several successful Edwardian musical comedies before her great success in The Merry Widow, opening in 1907. Afterwards, she starred in several more successful operettas and musicals, including The Dollar Princess (1909), A Waltz Dream (1911) and The Count of Luxembourg (1911). Admired for her beauty and charm on stage, Elsie became one of the most photographed women of Edwardian times.
Source: Lily Elsie, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Elsie
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