Researching Sarah Siddons
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 585 people with the Siddons surname? In that year Siddons was ranked number 2994 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Sarah means "princess" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Sarah Siddons on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Sarah Siddons and the Siddons Family History
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 932 people with the Siddons surname in the UK? Siddons is now ranked number 3166 for popularity in the UK. |
Siddons Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Sarah Siddons
Sarah Siddons
Sarah Siddons (née Kemble; 5 July 1755 – 8 June 1831) was a Welsh actress, the best-known tragedienne of the 18th century. Contemporaneous critic William Hazlitt dubbed Siddons as "tragedy personified".
She was the elder sister of John Philip Kemble, Charles Kemble, Stephen Kemble, Ann Hatton, and Elizabeth Whitlock, and the aunt of Fanny Kemble. She was most famous for her portrayal of the Shakespearean character, Lady Macbeth, a character she made her own, as well as for fainting at the sight of the Elgin Marbles in London.
The Sarah Siddons Society, founded in 1952, continues to present the Sarah Siddons Award annually in Chicago to a distinguished actress.
Source: Sarah Siddons, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Siddons
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