Researching William Say
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 727 people with the Say surname? In that year Say was ranked number 2853 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Say on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Say and the Say Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Say 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 Say family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 658 people with the Say surname in the UK? Say is now ranked number 3419 for popularity in the UK. |
Say Family History Databases
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Say Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Say surname in the USA? Say is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Say Databases
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Some Famous People called William Say
William Say (MP for Camelford)
William Say (1604–ca. 1666) was an English Member of Parliament and one of the regicides of King Charles I.
Say was educated at University College, Oxford and the Middle Temple before being called to the Bar in 1631. In 1647, he was elected as an MP for Camelford.
In January 1649, as a commissioner of the High Court of Justice at the trial of King Charles, he was 48th of the 59 signatories on the death warrant of the King. After the Restoration, Say escaped to Vevey, Switzerland, where he joined Edmund Ludlow.
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