Researching William Southgate
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2346 people with the Southgate surname? In that year Southgate was ranked number 1636 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Southgate on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Southgate and the Southgate Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Southgate 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 Southgate family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 2995 people with the Southgate surname in the UK? Southgate is now ranked number 1811 for popularity in the UK. |
Southgate Genealogy Databases
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Southgate Forums
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Some Famous People called William Southgate
William Wright Southgate
William Wright Southgate (November 27, 1800 in Newport, Kentucky – December 26, 1849 in Covington, Kentucky) was a Kentucky State and United States politician. He was the son of Richard Southgate and Ann Winston Hinde. He married Adaliza Keene of Lexington, Kentucky, on November 7, 1823, and they had 13 children.
William Wright was graduated from Transylvania University in Lexington. He moved to Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1821 and commenced practice in Lexington. He was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives in 1827, 1832 and 1836. He was elected as a Whig to the Twenty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839). When he returned to Covington, he purchased the Thomas D. Carneal House (Covington's oldest and most elegant house). In 1840, he added a large wing to accommodate his growing family. He and Adaliza had thirteen children.
Southgate died in Covington on December 26, 1849. Services were held at the Masonic Hall in Covington and burial was in the Southgate vault in Linden Grove Cemetery. The Licking Valley Register (a local newspaper) said Southgate's unexpected death had "cast a gloom over the city such as we have never before witnessed".
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