Researching William Arthurs
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 456 people with the Arthurs surname? In that year Arthurs was ranked number 3123 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Arthurs on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Arthurs and the Arthurs Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Arthurs 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 Arthurs family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1183 people with the Arthurs surname in the UK? Arthurs is now ranked number 2946 for popularity in the UK. |
Arthurs Family History Databases
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Arthurs Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Arthurs surname in the USA? Arthurs is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Arthurs Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on William Arthurs. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Arthurs
William James Arthurs
William James "Jim" Arthurs (1888 – July 14, 1971) was a railway conductor and political figure in Saskatchewan. He represented Melville from 1944 to 1948 in the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan as a Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF) member.
He was born in Janetville, Ontario and came to Balcarres, Saskatchewan in 1905. Arthurs worked for the Canadian National Railway for 40 years, first as a brakeman and then as a conductor; he retired in 1953. He ran unsuccessfully for the Melville seat in the Canadian House of Commons in 1949, losing to James Garfield Gardiner.
Source: William James Arthurs, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Arthurs
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