Researching William Ismay
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 311 people with the Ismay surname? In that year Ismay was ranked number 3268 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Ismay on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Ismay and the Ismay Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ismay 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 Ismay family tree.
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Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Ismay using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about William Ismay.
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| Did you know that there are currently 303 people with the Ismay surname in the UK? Ismay is now ranked number 3757 for popularity in the UK. |
Ismay Genealogy Databases
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Explore One Great Family for Ismay records submitted by people who are already researching the Ismay Family Tree.
Find William Ismay from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Ismay Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Ismay Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on William Ismay. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Ismay
William Alfred Ismay
William Alfred Ismay or Bill Ismay (10 April 1910 – 13 January 2001) was a librarian, writer and collector in Wakefield, West Yorkshire known for his significant collection of post-war studio pottery. The collection called the W.A. Ismay Collection was bequeathed to the Yorkshire Museum and is one of the world's largest collections of 20th-century studio pottery. It includes work by Bernard Leach, Hans Coper, Shoji Hamada, Takeshi Yasuda, David Leach Dan Arbeid and Lucie Rie.
Source: William Alfred Ismay, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Ismay
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.
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