Researching Marjorie Sherlock
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2017 people with the Sherlock surname? In that year Sherlock was ranked number 1823 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Marjorie means "Form of MARGARET. child of light" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Marjorie Sherlock on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Marjorie Sherlock and the Sherlock Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sherlock 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 Sherlock family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3197 people with the Sherlock surname in the UK? Sherlock is now ranked number 1734 for popularity in the UK. |
Sherlock Family History Databases
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Sherlock Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Sherlock surname in the USA? Sherlock is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Marjorie Sherlock
Marjorie Sherlock
Marjorie Sherlock (1897-1973) was a British painter and etcher. Three books of her etchings were published between 1925 and 1932. Her painting Liverpool Street Station, now in the Government Art Collection, was first shown at the Royal Academy in 1917 and in 1987 was at 10 Downing Street when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
She studied at the Westminster Technical Institute, a pupil of Walter Sickert and Harold Gilman; at the Slade School of Fine Art; and the Royal College of Art. In Paris, she studied and worked with André Dunoyer de Segonzac and André Lhote. She was influenced by the Camden Town Group. Her works were exhibited at the Royal Academy for 50 years. She was a friend and travelling companion of Orovida Pissarro, the daughter of Lucien Pissarro.
Source: Marjorie Sherlock, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Sherlock
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