Researching William Sloane
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 692 people with the Sloane surname? In that year Sloane was ranked number 2888 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Sloane on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Sloane and the Sloane Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sloane 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 Sloane family tree.
Look at Parish Records for William Sloane at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of William Sloane using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1117 people with the Sloane surname in the UK? Sloane is now ranked number 2999 for popularity in the UK. |
Sloane Family History Databases
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Sloane Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Sloane surname in the USA? Sloane is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sloane Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on William Sloane. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called William Sloane
William Sloane (author)
William Milligan Sloane III (August 15, 1906 – September 25, 1974) was an American author of fantasy and science fiction literature, and a publisher. Sloane is known best for his novel To Walk The Night.
From 1955 until his death in New City, New York, Sloane was the director of the Rutgers University Press in New Jersey. Before then, he had spent more than 25 years working for several other publishers. He formed his own publishing company, William Sloane Associates, in 1946. William Sloane Associates was sold to William Morrow and Company in 1952.
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