Researching Richard 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 Richard means "strong ruler" and is of German origin.
Records of Richard Seed on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Richard 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 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 Seed family tree.
Study Parish Records for Richard Seed at Find My Past.
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![]() | 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 Tree Databases
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Seed Forums
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Richard Seed. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Richard Seed
Richard Seed (priest)
Richard Murray Crosland Seed (born 9 May 1949) was Archdeacon of York in the Diocese of York from 1999 to 2011.
Seed was educated at St Philip's School, Burley-in-Wharfedale; Edinburgh Theological College; and Leeds University. He was ordained Deacon in 1972, and priest in 1973. After curacies in Skipton and Baildonhe was Team Vicar of Kidlington from 1977 to 1980; and then of Boston Spa from 1980 until his appointment as Archdeacon. During this time he was also Rector of Micklegate. In 2011 he became a Residentiary Canon and Prebendary of York Minster. He retired in 2015.
Source: Richard Seed (priest), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Seed
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