Researching William Lett
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 398 people with the Lett surname? In that year Lett was ranked number 3181 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Lett on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Lett and the Lett Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lett 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 Lett family tree.
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Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Lett using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 520 people with the Lett surname in the UK? Lett is now ranked number 3551 for popularity in the UK. |
Lett Genealogy Databases
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Lett Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 6076 people with the Lett surname in the USA? Lett is ranked number 155 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lett Databases
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Some Famous People called William Lett
William Pittman Lett
William Pittman Lett (12 August 1819 – 15 August 1892) was an Irish Canadian journalist, bureaucrat and poet. He arrived in Upper Canada as a 10-month-old baby in the family of Captain Andrews Lett, a veteran of the 28th Cameronian Regiment of Foot and a pioneer of the settlement of Richmond. A journalist for the Orange Order, a Tory and loyal to the British Crown, William Pittman was a founding father and chronicler of Bytown, subsequently the City of Ottawa, and its first and longest-serving civic clerk (1855–1891). He promoted theatre in Ottawa and its learned societies and was a prolific commentator and poet of public affairs throughout the second half of the 19th century.
Source: William Pittman Lett, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Lett
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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