Researching The Edge
Dig into the past of The Edge using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5159 people with the Edge surname? In that year Edge was ranked number 824 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of The Edge on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of The Edge in your family tree. With over 30 billion records and 100 million family trees to search, Ancestry is one of the key websites to visit to help you trace your family tree back in time. 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 Edge 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 The Edge and the Edge Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Edge 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 Edge family tree.
Check out Parish Records for The Edge at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of The Edge using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about The Edge.
Research the Edge surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Edge Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 7330 people with the Edge surname in the UK? Edge is now ranked number 808 for popularity in the UK. |
Edge 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for The Edge.
Study MyTrees for information on the Edge family and people looking to contact living Edge relations.
Search One Great Family for Edge records submitted by people who are already researching the Edge Family Tree.
Find The Edge from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Edge 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 Edge surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Edge surname in the USA? Edge is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Edge Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on The Edge. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called The Edge
The Edge
David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge, is an English-born Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing vocalist of the rock band U2. A member of the group since its inception, he has recorded 14 studio albums with them as well as one solo record. His understated style of guitar playing, a signature of U2's music, is distinguished by chiming timbres, use of rhythmic delay, drone notes, harmonics, and an extensive use of effects units.
Born in England to Welsh parents and raised in Ireland, the Edge formed the band that would become U2 with his classmates at Mount Temple Comprehensive School and his elder brother Dik in 1976. Inspired by the ethos of punk rock and its basic arrangements, the group began to write its own material. They eventually became one of the most successful acts in popular music, with albums such as 1987's The Joshua Tree and 1991's Achtung Baby. Over the years, the Edge has experimented with various guitar effects and introduced influences from several genres of music into his own style, including American roots music, industrial music, and alternative rock. With U2, the Edge has also played keyboards, co-produced their 1993 record Zooropa, and occasionally served as co-lyricist. The Edge met his second wife Morleigh Steinberg through her collaborations with the band.
As a member of U2 and as an individual, the Edge has campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes. He co-founded Music Rising, a charity to support musicians affected by Hurricane Katrina. He has collaborated with U2 bandmate Bono on several projects, including songs for Roy Orbison and Tina Turner, and the soundtracks to the musical Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark and the Royal Shakespeare Company's London stage adaptation of A Clockwork Orange. As a member of U2, the Edge has won 22 Grammy Awards and has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Several music publications have ranked the Edge among the greatest guitarists of all time.
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