Researching Matthew White
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The name Matthew means "gift of God" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Matthew White on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Matthew White and the White Genealogy
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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White Genealogy Databases
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White Forums
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Matthew White. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Matthew White
Matthew White (journalist)
Matthew White (born 16 April 1970) is an Australian sports broadcaster, television executive, television presenter and journalist at Network 10 where he returned to in 2014. He has previously been Network 10’s Head of Sport and host of the motorsports panel show RPM.
He previously worked at the Seven Network for a decade, where he was a host and commentator for various Seven Sport events, presented sport on Seven News Sydney and presented current affairs program Today Tonight between 2008 and 2012.
Prior to joining Seven in mid-2004, he was originally at 10, where he was a host on the original Sports Tonight and was involved in the Australian Grand Prix, V8 Supercars and Melbourne Cup coverage for the network.
Source: Matthew White (journalist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaMatthew White (cricketer)
Matthew Richard White (born 26 September 1969) is a former English cricketer. White was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast. Born in Bedford and educated at Bedford Modern School, he is the son of Richard White, who also played cricket for Bedfordshire.
White made his debut for Bedfordshire in the 1989 MCCA Knockout Trophy against Norfolk. He played Minor counties cricket for Bedfordshire from 1989 to 1998, which included 18 Minor Counties Championship matches and 19 MCCA Knockout Trophy matches. He made his List A debut against Warwickshire in the 1994 NatWest Trophy. He played 2 further List A matches, against Glamorgan in the 1997 NatWest Trophy and against the same opposition in the 1998 NatWest Trophy. In his 3 matches, he scored 8 runs at a batting average of 4.00, with a high score of 6*. With the ball, he took 3 wickets at a bowling average of 66.00, with best figures of 1/35. Of those wickets, the most prominent was that of Brian Lara, bowled for 23 in the match against Warwicks.
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