Researching William Chadwick
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 13097 people with the Chadwick surname? In that year Chadwick was ranked number 306 for popularity in the UK. |

The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Chadwick on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Chadwick and the Chadwick Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Chadwick 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 Chadwick family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 12872 people with the Chadwick surname in the UK? Chadwick is now ranked number 447 for popularity in the UK. |
Chadwick Family Tree Databases
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Chadwick Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 18229 people with the Chadwick surname in the USA? Chadwick is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Chadwick Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on William Chadwick. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Chadwick
William Chadwick (bishop)
Rt Rev Bishop William Frank Percival Chadwick (27 February 1905 – 12 February 1991) was Bishop of Barking from 1959 to 1975.
Born in Pudsey, Yorkshire, he was educated at Wadham College, Oxford and studied for ordination at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford before a curacy in St Helen's. He was then successively Vicar of Widnes, Crouch End and Barking. In 1959, he was appointed Suffragan Bishop of Barking in the Diocese of Chelmsford, where he remained until his retirement to Long Melford in 1975. He died in Sudbury, Suffolk in 1991.
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