Researching Paul Seed
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2163 people with the Seed surname? In that year Seed was ranked number 1740 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Paul means "small" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Paul Seed on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Paul Seed and the Seed Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Seed 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 Seed family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Paul Seed at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Paul Seed using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Paul Seed.
Research the Seed surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Seed Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1963 people with the Seed surname in the UK? Seed is now ranked number 2371 for popularity in the UK. |
Seed Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
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Find Paul Seed from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Seed Forums
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Miscellaneous Seed Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Paul Seed. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Paul Seed
Paul Seed
Paul Seed (born 18 September 1947) is a British television director and former actor.
Born in Bideford in Devon, Seed began his career as an actor and appeared in numerous television series including Z-Cars, Softly Softly: Taskforce, Survivors, Doctor Who, Secret Army, Coronation Street, Crown Court and Tales of the Unexpected. Seed currently lives in Torrington, Devon, and is married to actress Elizabeth Cassidy.
In the late 1970s, Seed chose to pursue a career in TV drama directing and completed the BBC Directors' course following which he directed numerous TV plays, series and serials during the 1980s. Seed directed the BBC's smash-hit 1990 mini-series House of Cards and its sequel To Play the King, adapted by Andrew Davies from Michael Dobbs' novels.
Seed continued to direct for television drama series throughout the 1990s including A Touch of Frost and Playing the Field, and in 2002 directed all six episodes of the revival of Auf Wiedersehen, Pet.
In recent years, he has directed episodes of New Tricks, Northern Lights, Doc Martin and Lark Rise to Candleford, and in 2010 directed the BBC adaptation of Just William, and also directed Blandings (2013), shown on BBC One.
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