Researching William Ede
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1634 people with the Ede surname? In that year Ede was ranked number 2076 for popularity in the UK. |

The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Ede on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Ede and the Ede Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ede 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 Ede family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for William Ede at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Ede using the FreeBMD database.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1747 people with the Ede surname in the UK? Ede is now ranked number 2508 for popularity in the UK. |
Ede Family History Databases
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Ede Forums
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Miscellaneous Ede Databases
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Some Famous People called William Ede
William Moore Ede
William Moore Ede (31 August 1849 – 2 June 1935) was an Anglican priest in the 20th century.
Moore Ede was educated at Marlborough College and St John's College, Cambridge and ordained in 1873. After an early appointment as superintendent lecturer for the Midland Counties he held incumbencies at Gateshead and, from September 1901, Whitburn. He became Dean of Worcester Cathedral in 1908, a post he held for 26 years. He died on 2 June 1935.
Moore Ede wrote The attitude of The Church to some of the social problems of town life in 1896, which he dedicated to Professor Alfred Marshall, professor of economics at the University of Cambridge and the husband of the economist, Cambridge social reformer and Newnham College academic Mary Paley Marshall.
Source: William Moore Ede, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Ede
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