Researching Norman Ellis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 43488 people with the Ellis surname? In that year Ellis was ranked number 67 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Norman means "Norseman or Rule" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Norman Ellis on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Norman Ellis and the Ellis Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ellis 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 Ellis family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 55352 people with the Ellis surname in the UK? Ellis is now ranked number 72 for popularity in the UK. |
Ellis Family Tree Databases
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Ellis Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 233945 people with the Ellis surname in the USA? Ellis is ranked number 81 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ellis Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Norman Ellis. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Norman Ellis
Norman Ellis
Norman Ellis (17 October 1913 – 27 October 2005) was a New Zealand cricketer. He played three first-class matches for Auckland between 1941 and 1944.
In his first first-class match in February 1942, Ellis, an opening batsman, made 69 and 61, putting on partnerships of 137 and 93 with Henry Walters, who was playing what turned out to be his only first-class match. In the second innings Auckland needed 125 to win in 80 minutes, and scored the runs in 67 minutes for the loss of two wickets. Two seasons later he scored a fifty in his third innings, 63 against Wellington, in a match that Auckland again won by eight wickets. He was less successful in his last three first-class innings, and finished his career with 222 runs at an average of 37.00.
Source: Norman Ellis, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaNorman Ellis (trade unionist)
Norman David Ellis (born 23 November 1943) is a former British trade union leader.
Ellis attended Minchenden Grammar School in the Southgate area of London, then the University of Leeds. He completed a BA and PhD at the University of Leeds before, in 1969, finding work as a research officer with the Department of Employment. Two years later, he moved to Oxford, taking up the Leverhulme Fellowship in Industrial Relations at Nuffield College.
In 1974, Ellis was appointed as the first full-time general secretary of the Association of First Division Civil Servants. During his time as leader of the union, it affiliated to the Trades Union Congress for the first time. He left after four years to become Senior Industrial Relations Officer with the British Medical Association (BMA), and in 1980 became the BMA's under secretary. He served in this post for twenty years, writing a number of publications aimed at general practitioners.
Source: Norman Ellis (trade unionist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Ellis
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