Researching Lindsay Watt
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 11484 people with the Watt surname? In that year Watt was ranked number 358 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Lindsay Watt on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Lindsay Watt and the Watt Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Watt 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 Watt family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Lindsay Watt at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Lindsay Watt using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 14323 people with the Watt surname in the UK? Watt is now ranked number 403 for popularity in the UK. |
Watt Family History Databases
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Watt Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Watt surname in the USA? Watt is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Watt Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Lindsay Watt. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Lindsay Watt
Lindsay Johnstone Watt
Lindsay Johnstone Watt is a retired diplomat of New Zealand.* Lindsay Johnstone Watt is the son of G. J. Watt, Commissioner of Crown Lands, Christchurch.* He is a M.A. (Hons.).* From 1948 to 1951 he was a day boy at St. Andrew's College, Christchurch.* From 1960 to 1963 he was third secretary at the mission of New Zealand to the Headquarters of the United Nations in New York City.* In 1969 he was first secretary of the new Zealand embassy in Bangkok.* In 1976 he was counsellor at the High Commission of New Zealand, London.* From February 16, 1980, to March 17, 1982, he was the Representative of New Zealand to the Cook Islands.* From 1982 to 1985 he was High Commissioner in Suva Fiji.* From 1985 to 1990 he was New Zealand's ambassador in Beijing.* From 1993 to 2003 he served as Administrator of Tokelau.
Source: Lindsay Johnstone Watt, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Watt
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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