Researching Stuart Townsend
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12721 people with the Townsend surname? In that year Townsend was ranked number 314 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Stuart means "steward" and is of English origin.
Records of Stuart Townsend on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Stuart Townsend 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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Townsend 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 Stuart Townsend and the Townsend Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Townsend 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 Townsend family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Stuart Townsend at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Stuart Townsend using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Stuart Townsend.
Research the Townsend surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Townsend Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 17161 people with the Townsend surname in the UK? Townsend is now ranked number 317 for popularity in the UK. |
Townsend 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Stuart Townsend.
Study MyTrees for information on the Townsend family and people looking to contact living Townsend relations.
Check out One Great Family for Townsend records submitted by people who are already researching the Townsend Family Tree.
Find Stuart Townsend from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Townsend 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 Townsend surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 91147 people with the Townsend surname in the USA? Townsend is ranked number 127 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Townsend Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Stuart Townsend. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Stuart Townsend
Stuart Townsend
Stuart Townsend (born 15 December 1972) is an Irish actor and director. He portrayed Lestat de Lioncourt in the film adaptation of Anne Rice's Queen of the Damned (2002), and Dorian Gray in Alan Moore's The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003). In 2007, he made his directorial debut with Battle in Seattle. Townsend co-stars with Mena Suvari in the 2021 drama Grace and Grit, which is based on the true story by Ken Wilber, won four awards at the L.A. Film Festival and was acquired by Quiver Distribution.
Source: Stuart Townsend, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Townsend
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.
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