Researching William Aubyn
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The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Aubyn on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Aubyn and the Aubyn Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Aubyn 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 Aubyn family tree.
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Aubyn Family History Databases
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Aubyn Forums
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Miscellaneous Aubyn Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on William Aubyn. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Aubyn
William Molesworth-St Aubyn
William Napleton Molesworth-St Aubyn (18 October 1838 – 29 June 1895) was an English Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1880 to 1885.
Molesworth-St Aubyn was the son of Rev. Hender Molesworth-St Aubyn of Clowance, Cornwall and his wife Helen Matilda Isabelle Napleton, daughter of Rev. T Napleton of Powderham, Devon. He was educated at Harrow School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was called to the bar at Lincoln's Inn and went on the western circuit and the Devon and Exeter sessions.
At the 1880 general election Molesworth-St Aubyn was elected Member of Parliament for Helston.He held the seat until the borough was disenfranchised in 1885.At the 1885 general election, he contested the Truro seat, where he was defeated by the Liberal Party candidate William Bickford-Smith.
Molesworth St Aubyn married Annie Coles, daughter of George Coles of Southsea.
Source: William Molesworth-St Aubyn, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Aubyn
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