Researching Maurice Richardson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 50980 people with the Richardson surname? In that year Richardson was ranked number 53 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Maurice means "Moor, Dark Skinned" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Maurice Richardson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Maurice Richardson and the Richardson Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Richardson 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 Richardson family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 66679 people with the Richardson surname in the UK? Richardson is now ranked number 59 for popularity in the UK. |
Richardson Genealogy Databases
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Richardson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 340284 people with the Richardson surname in the USA? Richardson is ranked number 55 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Maurice Richardson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Maurice Richardson
Maurice Howe Richardson
Maurice Howe Richardson (31 December 1851, Athol, Massachusetts – 2 August 1912) was an American surgeon.
Richardson, who qualified MD at Harvard Medical School in 1877 was appointed Moseley Professor of Surgery at Harvard Medical School in 1907 and Surgeon-in-Chief at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he specialized in abdominal surgery.
He was a Fellow and frequent contributor to the proceedings of the Massachusetts Medical Society. He also was a member of the American Medical Association, the American Surgical Association, and many other professional societies.
He is remembered as inventor of the Richardson abdominal retractor. His collaboration with Reginald Heber Fitz led to great improvements in the treatment of appendicitis.
His papers are part of the part of the Center for the History of Medicine (Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine) Repository, Harvard University.
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