Researching William Edson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 341 people with the Edson surname? In that year Edson was ranked number 3238 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Edson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Edson and the Edson Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Edson 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 Edson family tree.
Look at Parish Records for William Edson at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Edson using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 439 people with the Edson surname in the UK? Edson is now ranked number 3627 for popularity in the UK. |
Edson Family Tree Databases
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Edson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Edson surname in the USA? Edson is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Edson Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on William Edson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Edson
William Alden Edson
William Alden Edson (October 30, 1912 – April 13, 2012) was a scientist and engineer specializing in vacuum tube oscillators, radar, antennas and microwave technologies. His work spans universities, research institutions and commercial ventures. He taught at Illinois Institute of Technology, Georgia Institute of Technology and Stanford University.
He was a researcher at Bell Laboratories and later at the Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International). He also worked at General Electric and EMTECH, a company that he helped to found. His books, articles and patents have advanced technology in computers, radar detection and communications, for both civilian and defense applications. His works have been widely cited in scientific literature.
Source: William Alden Edson, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Edson
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.
Eddison Edekynes Edeson Edison Edkins Edyson Eidsmoe Eidsness Eidson Eitzen Etgen Etson Ettkin
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