Researching William Tester
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1340 people with the Tester surname? In that year Tester was ranked number 2292 for popularity in the UK. |
The name William means "resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of William Tester on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for William Tester and the Tester Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Tester 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 Tester family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1784 people with the Tester surname in the UK? Tester is now ranked number 2483 for popularity in the UK. |
Tester Genealogy Databases
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Tester Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Tester surname in the USA? Tester is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called William Tester
William Tester
William Tester (born April 26, 1960, in Charleston, South Carolina) is an American short story writer and novelist. He was raised on a cattle ranch in Florida and is a graduate of Columbia University (B.A., 1984) and Syracuse University (M.F.A., 1995). He published the novel Darling in 1991 and the story collection Head in 2000. He is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and The Mary McCarthy Prize. His short fiction and memoir excerpts have appeared in Esquire, Bomb, Nerve, TriQuarterly, The Quarterly, The North American Review, Witness and other literary journals. He taught writing at Columbia University, the State University of New York and Virginia Commonwealth University. He married artist and architectural designer Josefa Mulaire in May 1992.
Source: William Tester, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
William Tester (cricketer)
William Abraham Tester (8 June 1857 – 9 June 1890) was an English cricketer active from 1878 to 1888 who played for Sussex. He was born and died in Brighton. He appeared in 104 first-class matches as a righthanded batsman who bowled roundarm right arm slow. He scored 2,675 runs with a highest score of 130 and took 154 wickets with a best performance of seven for 40.
He died in the Sussex County Hospital of injuries he had sustained when he threw himself from the upper storey of his house six weeks previously. He left a widow and five children, the fifth of whom was born the day before Tester died.
Source: William Tester (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Tester
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