Researching Robert Woodbury
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 264 people with the Woodbury surname? In that year Woodbury was ranked number 3315 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Robert means "bright fame" and is of English origin.
Records of Robert Woodbury on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Robert Woodbury and the Woodbury Genealogy
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| Did you know that there are currently 135 people with the Woodbury surname in the UK? Woodbury is now ranked number 3915 for popularity in the UK. |
Woodbury Genealogy Databases
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Woodbury Forums
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Some Famous People called Robert Woodbury
Robert Woodbury
Robert Woodbury (1938 - September 12, 2009) was an American politician and university administrator. Woodbury was the Chancellor of the University of Maine system from 1986 to 1993. In 1994, Woodbury ran in the Democratic Party's primary for Governor, losing to former Governor Joe Brennan. Woodbury finished in fourth place with 8%.
After earning his Ph.D., Woodbury worked as professor at the California Institute of Technology. Leaving California, Woodbury took an administrative position at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He moved to Maine in 1979 and took a position with the University of Maine. He helped form the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine.
Source: Robert Woodbury, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaRobert Woodbury (athlete)
Robert Woodbury (born 10 May 1955) is a Canadian former sailor who was selected to compete in the Finn (dinghy) class in the 1980 Summer Olympics. Woodbury is University Professor in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University. Woodbury holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Carleton University where he was awarded the Lieutenant Governor's Silver Medal in Architecture in 1981. He earned his Master of Science and Ph.D. from Carnegie Mellon University. He was a faculty member in Architecture and the Engineering Design Research Center at Carnegie Mellon University from 1982 to 1993, at Adelaide University in South Australia from 1993 to 2001, at the Technical University of British Columbia from 2001 to 2002 and is now at Simon Fraser University. He was founding Chair of the Graduate Program in the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at SFU. He was Scientific Director of the Canadian Design Research Network, the national association of design researchers in Canada.
Source: Robert Woodbury (athlete), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Woodbury
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.
Wadford Wadforth Watford Weddeburn Wedebrand Whatford Whitbourne Whitbread Whitebread Whitebrook Whiteburn Whiteford Whitford Widbur Wiedeburg Witberg Witheford Witover Witteborg Woodberry Woodbridge Woodburn Woodburne Woodford Woodfork
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