Researching Malcolm Appleby
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4891 people with the Appleby surname? In that year Appleby was ranked number 869 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Malcolm means "A Dove" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Malcolm Appleby on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Malcolm Appleby and the Appleby Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Appleby 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 Appleby family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 7206 people with the Appleby surname in the UK? Appleby is now ranked number 828 for popularity in the UK. |
Appleby Family History Databases
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Appleby Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Appleby surname in the USA? Appleby is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Malcolm Appleby. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Malcolm Appleby
Malcolm Appleby MBE (born 1946 in West Wickham) is a Scottish engraver. His public and private commissions include: the monde (orb) of the Coronet of Charles, Prince of Wales (1969); a 500th anniversary silver cup for the London Assay Office (1978); a raven gun for the Royal Armouries (1986); a cruet set for 10 Downing Street, commissioned by The Silver Trust (1988); a sculptural tablepiece for Bute House, Edinburgh, the residence of the First Minister for Scotland (1999); a silver teapot and gold beaded silver bowl for the Art Gallery of Western Australia in Perth, Australia (2000); and the Royal and Gannochy Trust Medals awarded by the Royal Society of Edinburgh (2000, 2003).
Appleby trained at Beckenham School of Art, Ravensbourne College of Art, Central School of Arts and Crafts, Sir John Cass School of Art and the Royal College of Art. He was a Littledale Scholar at the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths in 1969. He has lived in Scotland for most of his working life, and currently maintains an atelier at Grandtully near Aberfeldy, Perthshire. He received an honorary D.Litt. from Heriot-Watt University in 2000 and was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours for services to hand engraving.
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