Researching William Spade
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3 people with the Spade surname? In that year Spade was ranked number 3576 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Spade on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Spade and the Spade Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Spade 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 Spade family tree.
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Spade Family Tree Databases
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Spade Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Spade surname in the USA? Spade is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Spade Databases
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Some Famous People called William Spade
William Spade
William Spade (born September 12, 1962) is an American criminal defense attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His clients have included Corey Kemp, the former Treasurer of the City of Philadelphia, who was prosecuted by the United States Department of Justice for honest services fraud, Julius Murray, a private social worker, charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of 14-year-old Danieal Kelly, who was allegedly starved to death by her mother, Andrea Kelly, and Kevin Felder, who was charged with capital murder in the shooting death of five-year-old Casha'e Rivers, but ultimately cleared.
Source: William Spade, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Spade
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