Researching Norman Kendal
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1168 people with the Kendal surname? In that year Kendal was ranked number 2439 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Norman means "Norseman or Rule" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Norman Kendal on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Norman Kendal and the Kendal Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kendal 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 Kendal family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 689 people with the Kendal surname in the UK? Kendal is now ranked number 3390 for popularity in the UK. |
Kendal Genealogy Databases
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Kendal Forums
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Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Norman Kendal. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Norman Kendal
Norman Kendal
Sir Norman Kendal CBE (13 July 1880 – 8 March 1966) was an English barrister and police officer in the London Metropolitan Police.
Kendal was born in Cheadle, Cheshire. He was educated at Rossall School and Oriel College, Oxford, where he studied Modern History, and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1906, practising on the Northern Circuit. In 1914, he was commissioned into the 5th Battalion, Cheshire Regiment. He was wounded at the Battle of the Somme in 1916 and in 1917 was attached to the Ministry of National Service as a staff officer. He was promoted Lieutenant in July 1917. In October 1918 he resigned his commission on account of ill-health caused by his wounds.
In November 1918, Kendal was appointed Chief Constable (CID) in the Metropolitan Police, and the following year, on the creation of the rank, was promoted to Deputy Assistant Commissioner (CID). In December 1928, he was appointed Assistant Commissioner "L" (Legal). In 1931 he was moved to be Assistant Commissioner "C" (Crime), holding the post until his retirement on 1 March 1945.
He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 1927 Birthday Honours and knighted in 1937. He died in 1966 at his home in Chalfont St Giles, Buckinghamshire.
Source: Norman Kendal, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kendal
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