Researching Robert Seddon
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4865 people with the Seddon surname? In that year Seddon was ranked number 872 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Seddon on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Seddon and the Seddon Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Seddon 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 Seddon family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 5680 people with the Seddon surname in the UK? Seddon is now ranked number 1049 for popularity in the UK. |
Seddon Family Tree Databases
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Seddon Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Seddon surname in the USA? Seddon is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Seddon Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Robert Seddon. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Robert Seddon
Robert Seddon
Robert Lionel "Bob" Seddon (birth registered October→December 1860 in Salford district – 15 August 1888) was an English international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Broughton Rangers and Swinton and county rugby for Lancashire. Seddon was capped at international level for both England and the British Isles. Seddon played three matches for England in 1887, and in 1888 was one of only four capped players to represent Britain in the 1888 tour of New Zealand and Australia. Seddon was given the captaincy of the British team, but died in a boating accident halfway through the tour. Seddon and the British team were honoured in 2013 with induction into the IRB Hall of Fame.
Source: Robert Seddon, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Seddon
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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