Researching Robert Ewbank
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 374 people with the Ewbank surname? In that year Ewbank was ranked number 3205 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Ewbank on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Ewbank and the Ewbank Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ewbank 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 Ewbank family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 357 people with the Ewbank surname in the UK? Ewbank is now ranked number 3704 for popularity in the UK. |
Ewbank Family History Databases
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Ewbank Forums
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Miscellaneous Ewbank Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Ewbank. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Ewbank
Robert Benson Ewbank
Sir Robert Benson Ewbank, CSI, CIE (22 October 1883 – 2 September 1967) was an eminent British colonial civil servant in the twentieth century.
Educated at Carlisle Grammar School and The Queen's College, Oxford he was Registrar of Co-operative Societies for the Bombay Presidency from 1911 to 1919; Deputy Secretary to the Government of India from 1920 to 1924 (and Acting Secretary between 1926 and 1927) ; its representative in East Africa from 1927 to 1928; and General Secretary to the Government of Bombay from 1929 to 1934. From 1936 to 1939 he was a Member of the Commission of Government of Newfoundland in charge of Natural Resources. In retirement he was Chairman of the Lake District Committee of the National Trust from 1948 to 1962; a member of the Church Assembly from 1950 to 1960; and High Sheriff of Westmorland from 1957 to 58.
Source: Robert Benson Ewbank, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Ewbank
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