Researching Ward Cunningham
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14103 people with the Cunningham surname? In that year Cunningham was ranked number 280 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ward means "Guardian" and is of English origin.
Records of Ward Cunningham on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ward Cunningham 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Cunningham 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 Ward Cunningham and the Cunningham Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Cunningham 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 Cunningham family tree.
Study Parish Records for Ward Cunningham at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ward Cunningham using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about Ward Cunningham.
Research the Cunningham surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Cunningham Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 26712 people with the Cunningham surname in the UK? Cunningham is now ranked number 189 for popularity in the UK. |
Cunningham Family Tree 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 Ward Cunningham.
Study MyTrees for information on the Cunningham family and people looking to contact living Cunningham relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Cunningham records submitted by people who are already researching the Cunningham Family Tree.
Find Ward Cunningham from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Cunningham 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 Cunningham surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 164065 people with the Cunningham surname in the USA? Cunningham is ranked number 103 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Cunningham Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Ward Cunningham. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ward Cunningham
Ward Cunningham
Howard G. Cunningham (born May 26, 1949) is an American computer programmer who developed the first wiki and was a co-author of the Manifesto for Agile Software Development. A pioneer in both design patterns and extreme programming, he started coding the WikiWikiWeb in 1994, and installed it on c2.com (the website of his software consultancy) on March 25, 1995, as an add-on to the Portland Pattern Repository. He co-authored (with Bo Leuf) a book about wikis, entitled The Wiki Way, and invented the Framework for Integrated Tests.
Cunningham was a keynote speaker at the first three instances of the WikiSym conference series on wiki research and practice, and also at the Wikimedia Developer Summit 2017.
Source: Ward Cunningham, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Cunningham
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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