Researching Sarah Nurse
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1457 people with the Nurse surname? In that year Nurse was ranked number 2200 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Sarah means "princess" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sarah Nurse on Ancestry
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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 Nurse 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 Sarah Nurse and the Nurse Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Nurse 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 Nurse family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Sarah Nurse at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Sarah Nurse using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Sarah Nurse.
Research the Nurse surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Nurse Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 2023 people with the Nurse surname in the UK? Nurse is now ranked number 2334 for popularity in the UK. |
Nurse Family History 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 Sarah Nurse.
Study MyTrees for information on the Nurse family and people looking to contact living Nurse relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Nurse records submitted by people who are already researching the Nurse Family Tree.
Find Sarah Nurse from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Nurse 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 Nurse surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Nurse surname in the USA? Nurse is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Nurse Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Sarah Nurse. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Sarah Nurse
Sarah Nurse
Sarah Nurse (born January 4, 1995) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player of the Canadian women's national ice hockey team and an independent member of the Professional Women's Hockey Players Association (PWHPA). She made her debut with the national team at the 2015 4 Nations Cup. In 2018, she represented Canada at the 2018 Winter Olympics where she won a silver medal.
Nurse was drafted second overall by the Toronto Furies in the 2018 CWHL Draft. Along with Hanna Bunton and Brigette Lacquette, Nurse joined them on the cover (dated June 2021) of Elle Canada.
Source: Sarah Nurse, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Nurse
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