Researching Ruth Sanger
Dig into the past of Ruth Sanger using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 795 people with the Sanger surname? In that year Sanger was ranked number 2787 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ruth means "companion, friend" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Ruth Sanger on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ruth Sanger in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Sanger ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ruth Sanger and the Sanger Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sanger 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 Sanger family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Ruth Sanger at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ruth Sanger using the FreeBMD database.
Check out Genealogy Bank for Ruth Sanger records.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Ruth Sanger.
Research the Sanger surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sanger Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1318 people with the Sanger surname in the UK? Sanger is now ranked number 2835 for popularity in the UK. |
Sanger Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Look at the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Ruth Sanger.
Study MyTrees for information on the Sanger family and people looking to contact living Sanger relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Sanger records submitted by people who are already researching the Sanger Family Tree.
Find Ruth Sanger from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Sanger 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.
Research the Sanger surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Sanger surname in the USA? Sanger is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sanger Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Ruth Sanger. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ruth Sanger
Ruth Sanger
Ruth Ann Sanger (6 June 1918 – 4 June 2001) was an Australian immunogeneticist, haematologist and serologist. She was known for her work on human red cell antigens and for the genetic mapping of the human X chromosome. She was Director of the Medical Research Council Blood Group Unit, of the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine from 1973-1983.
She worked closely with Robert Russell Race from the 1940s, and they married in 1956. They co-authored many papers after 1948, and co-wrote six editions of a leading work on blood groups, Blood Groups in Man, which helped make blood transfusions safer. The book was known as "Race and Sanger", which were published between 1950 and 1975.
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