Researching Simon Oxley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4194 people with the Oxley surname? In that year Oxley was ranked number 1015 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Simon means "he who hears" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Simon Oxley on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Simon Oxley in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Simon Oxley and the Oxley Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Oxley 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 Oxley family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Simon Oxley at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Simon Oxley using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Simon Oxley.
Research the Oxley surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Oxley Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 5417 people with the Oxley surname in the UK? Oxley is now ranked number 1097 for popularity in the UK. |
Oxley Genealogy 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Simon Oxley.
Study MyTrees for information on the Oxley family and people looking to contact living Oxley relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Oxley records submitted by people who are already researching the Oxley Family Tree.
Find Simon Oxley from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Oxley 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 Oxley surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Oxley surname in the USA? Oxley is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Oxley Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Simon Oxley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Simon Oxley
Simon Oxley
Simon Oxley (born 1969) is a British freelance graphic designer who is most famous for designing the original bird logo for Twitter, the Octocat logo for GitHub, a mascot for YEN, and the Cody mascot for Software.com. Oxley was a prolific contributor to the iStockphoto site, which he had joined because of a free promotional offer for purchasers of the Adobe Creative Suite. Both companies purchased Oxley's designs from the website (Twitter paid $10–15 for its logo, of which Oxley received $2–6) but the licence did not allow them to use the works as logos. Twitter's founders redesigned their logo in response, but GitHub asked Oxley for permission, which he granted. He credits the Japanese popular art as an influence on his Twitter design and others, and said he was grateful for the wide distribution of his images despite receiving very little compensation.
Source: Simon Oxley, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Oxley
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.
OCahill Okelly OScollee OSculley OScully Oshiel OSiaghail Oakhill Oakley Oakly Oakwell Ochala Ockwell Ogal Ogle Ogley Oickle Okal Okelay Okell Okelley Okill Okuley Oquel Osaile Osheal Osley Oswal Oswell Ousley Owsley Oxlee Ozzella
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