Researching Mary White
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 96263 people with the White surname? In that year White was ranked number 13 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Mary means "bitter" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Mary White on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Mary White in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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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 White 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 Mary White and the White Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the White 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 White family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 119600 people with the White surname in the UK? White is now ranked number 16 for popularity in the UK. |
White Family Tree Databases
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White Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 847671 people with the White surname in the USA? White is ranked number 11 for popularity in the USA. |
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Mary White. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Mary White
Mary Jo White
Mary Jo White (born December 27, 1947) is an American attorney who served as the 31st chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) from 2013 to 2017. She was the first woman to be the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, serving from 1993 to 2002. On January 24, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated White to replace Elisse B. Walter as Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She was confirmed by the Senate on April 8, 2013, and was sworn into office on April 10, 2013. In 2014, she was listed as the 73rd most powerful woman in the world by Forbes.
On November 14, 2016, White announced she would step down from her SEC position at the end of the president's term. She is now the Senior Chair at Debevoise & Plimpton.
Source: Mary Jo White, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaMary White (designer)
Mary White, (born Mary Laidley Mort) in 1912, in Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia was a designer and crafts adviser.
In 1932 she married Rupert Vivian White in Sydney, Australia.
In 1950 she began her career with Russell Roberts as a freelance designer. A year later she was one of the founding members of the Society of Interior Designers of Australia. In 1954 she opened a shop in Edgecliff, selling custom furniture made from her own drawings.
Commissions include:*Australian Consolidated Press House in Canberra*Sydney Morning Herald Office*office of James Fairfax*Senate conference room at University of Sydney*A.M.A. conference room*Weston's biscuit factory at Camperdown, and*A special design for General Motors Holden In 1961 she converted the shop to the Mary White School of Art. The school taught about colour and the skills of an interior decorator. A full design course was offered and public lectures were held in the evenings. For the next two years, to manage the running costs of the school, she worked as a consultant and conducted a series of public lectures on Art History and Modern Art, with H.D. Nicholson and H.G. Kaplan.
From 1962 to 1971 she was the President of the Society of Interior designers of Australia. In 1964 she was a founding member of the Craft Association of New South Wales. Later that same year she was the Chair of Steering Committee for the Foundation of the Crafts Council of Australia. From 1965 to 1972, she was the State Representative to the Australian Society for Education through the Arts.
Between 1967 - 1968, she wrote a series of monthly articles on homes and her own photographs were used. In 1971, she was also appointed Craft Adviser on Aboriginal Projects to the Craft Council. In that same year, she closed her school and moved to Adelaide, to work for the Department of Aboriginal Affairs. In '76 she was appointed Senior Community Adviser at Dubbo, New South Wales. A year later she retired at age 65 from Commonwealth Public Services and the year after, she visited the Solomon Islands for the World Crafts Council. In 1979 she was part of the South Pacific Commission and that same year she taught with the Aboriginal Land Fund Commission.
In 1981 she died, aged 69, and was buried in the Wellington General Cemetery.
Source: Mary White (designer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like White
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