Researching William Simon
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1970 people with the Simon surname? In that year Simon was ranked number 1855 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Simon 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 Simon 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 Simon and the Simon Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Simon 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 Simon family tree.
Look at Parish Records for William Simon at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Simon using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Simon surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Simon Military records.
Simon Family History Databases
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Find William Simon from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Simon Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 78994 people with the Simon surname in the USA? Simon is ranked number 131 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Simon Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on William Simon. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Simon
William Simon (sociologist)
William Simon (1930–2000) was a sociologist of human sexualities between 1970 and 2000. His co-authored book, Sexual Conduct: The Social Sources of Human Conduct played a major role in shaping the contemporary sociology of sexuality and critical sexualities studies. His work helped pioneer a theory of sexual scripting and he was a gentle but radical advocate of sexual tolerance. He was an early advocate of gay rights and testified against obscenity laws.
He "brought a postmodernist sensibility to a field long bound by historical assumptions", wrote the New York Times, describing his belief "that there are no fixed points in the geography of sexuality, merely an ever-changing terrain that has less to do with biology than with accidents of history."
Source: William Simon (sociologist), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Simon
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