Researching William Lambe
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 280 people with the Lambe surname? In that year Lambe was ranked number 3299 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Lambe on Ancestry
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Lambe ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Lambe and the Lambe Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lambe 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 Lambe family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for William Lambe at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Lambe using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about William Lambe.
Research the Lambe surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Lambe Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1199 people with the Lambe surname in the UK? Lambe is now ranked number 2933 for popularity in the UK. |
Lambe Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for William Lambe.
Study MyTrees for information on the Lambe family and people looking to contact living Lambe relations.
Search One Great Family for Lambe records submitted by people who are already researching the Lambe Family Tree.
Find William Lambe from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Lambe 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 Lambe Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on William Lambe. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Lambe
William Lambe (philanthropist)
William Lambe (1495–1580) was a wealthy cloth merchant in the City of London during Tudor times who engaged in a wide range of philanthropic deeds, most notably endowing the construction of St James' Church, Islington, the construction of the eponymous Lamb's Conduit, traces of which remain in a number of London street names, and the endowment of Sutton Valence School. He was a devout protestant and was friends with a number of notable protestant clerics of the time.
Source: William Lambe (philanthropist), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Lambe
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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