Researching Mary Sarvis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Sarvis surname? In that year Sarvis was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mary means "bitter" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Mary Sarvis on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Mary Sarvis and the Sarvis Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sarvis 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 Sarvis family tree.
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Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Mary Sarvis using the FreeBMD database.
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Sarvis Family Tree Databases
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Sarvis Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Sarvis surname in the USA? Sarvis is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sarvis Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Mary Sarvis. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mary Sarvis
Mary Alice Sarvis
Mary Alice Sarvis, M.D. (20 December 1914 – 16 June 1965) was an American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst active in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1940s to mid-1960s. Dr. Sarvis worked with the Oakland Police Department and Oakland Public Schools to increase understanding of and collaborate with underserved populations. Additionally, Dr. Sarvis maintained a private practice and taught at the School of Social Welfare at the University of California, Berkeley. Founded after Dr. Sarvis' unexpected death in 1965, the Mary Sarvis Memorial Fund continues the work of Dr. Sarvis by issuing small, life-improving grants to Bay Area children for targeted individual needs such as medical supplies and extracurricular activities.
Source: Mary Alice Sarvis, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Sarvis
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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