Researching Richard Hardman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6024 people with the Hardman surname? In that year Hardman was ranked number 699 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Hardman on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard Hardman and the Hardman Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 6551 people with the Hardman surname in the UK? Hardman is now ranked number 922 for popularity in the UK. |
Hardman Family Tree Databases
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| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Hardman surname in the USA? Hardman is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Richard Hardman
Richard Hardman
Richard Frederick Paynter Hardman, CBE (born 1936) is a British geologist and the doyen of applied petroleum geologists. He remained the President of the Geological Society of London, 1996 - 1998 and Chairman of the Petroleum Society of Great Britain. In a career spanning over 40 years, he has worked in oil and gas exploration as a geologist in Libya, Kuwait, Colombia, Norway, and the North Sea with companies like BP, Amoco and Amerada Hess. Working as an Oil & Gas Drilling & Exploration consultant, he has remained Executive Director, Exploration at Regal Petroleum (2005–2006), Atlantic Petroleum UK, and has been Director FX Energy, Inc., based in Salt Lake City, US, since 2003.
He was awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in New Year Honours List of 1998 for services to the oil industry and the William Smith Medal by the Geological Society in 2003.
Source: Richard Hardman, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Hardman
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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