Researching Maurice Ward
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 65423 people with the Ward surname? In that year Ward was ranked number 36 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Maurice means "Moor, Dark Skinned" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Maurice Ward on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Maurice Ward and the Ward Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ward 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Ward family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Maurice Ward at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Maurice Ward using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Maurice Ward.
Research the Ward surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Ward Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 90824 people with the Ward surname in the UK? Ward is now ranked number 33 for popularity in the UK. |
Ward Family Tree Databases
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Ward Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 328131 people with the Ward surname in the USA? Ward is ranked number 57 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ward Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Maurice Ward. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Maurice Ward
Maurice Ward
Maurice Ward was an English inventor best known for his invention of Starlite, a thermal shielding material. He was a former hairdresser from Hartlepool, County Durham, England. Ward believed he should not sell his material directly or allow unsupervised research due to the potential for reverse engineering, and he maintained that he should keep 51% ownership of the formula for Starlite because he valued the material to be worth billions; this is believed to have stunted its commercial success. The formulation for Starlite, a technology which might have revolutionised the world of aerospace and materials science, may have been lost with his passing, although, he hinted during a radio talk show interview that his family might hold information relating to the invention. Starlite was reported to have been acquired by Thermashield, LLC from Ward's family in 2013.
Source: Maurice Ward, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Ward
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