Researching Ted Tanner
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6719 people with the Tanner surname? In that year Tanner was ranked number 607 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ted means "Form of THEODORE. Divine Gift" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Ted Tanner on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ted Tanner and the Tanner Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tanner 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Tanner family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 7920 people with the Tanner surname in the UK? Tanner is now ranked number 748 for popularity in the UK. |
Tanner Genealogy Databases
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Tanner Forums
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Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Ted Tanner. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ted Tanner
Ted Tanner
Edgar Miles Ponsonby "Ted" Tanner (born 19 March 1947) is a former Australian politician.
He was born in Caulfield; his father, Sir Edgar Tanner, was a Victorian MLA from 1955 to 1976. He attended Melbourne Grammar School and received a Master of Business Administration from Swinburne University of Technology. From 1971 to 1973 he was private secretary to the Victorian Minister for Health and from 1973 to 1976 the Chief secretary, before becoming Victorian tourism promotion officer in London from 1976 to 1979. A member of the Liberal Party from 1958, he was elected to the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1979 as the member for Caulfield. Appointed Shadow Minister for Labour and Industry in 1982 and adding Tourism in 1983, he went to the backbench in 1985 before assuming the role of Opposition Whip in 1988. He held the position into government, but retired from politics in 1996. From 1996 to 2000 he was chairman of EcoRecycle Victoria, and since 1999 he has been a member of the Victorian Liquor Licensing Panel.
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