000 members at its peak in 1948.Many factors contributed to this fast growth among them a wave of refugees from the Russian Empire at the turn of the century, the Ottoman law imposing recruitment to the army, the
Though Hayden is among the most distinctive of the bunch, it gets lost in the crowd of Jaidens, Bradens, Aidans, and endless variations. Associated with Hayden Christensen, of Star Wars fame. Hayden Continued Hugh Origin: English from German Meaning: "mind, intellect" Description: Patrician...
Things can get a bit complicated for Spanish-speaking people living in places such as the United States, where it is not the norm to use two family names. One choice many make is for all family members to use the father's paternal family name. Also quite common is to hyphenate the two...
Your legacy tree of course needs lots of work, issues abound, but it only is common sense that "rivals" would not share the same surname. I mean you could have rival family members, but I think the star wars universe abounds in that cliche (movies and novels). ...
Scots Irish. Gibsons in America could also be Scots Irish. George Gibson, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1730 from Antrim, was a trader and tavern-owner in Lancaster. His son John, also a trader, was a veteran of all the wars – from the French and Indian War in the 1760’s to the...
Dr. John Curry of Dublin.John Curry was a distinguished Catholic physician and writer born in Ireland early in the 18th century. He was descended from the O’Corra family of Cavan who lost their estates in the wars of 1641-1652, and 1689-1691. His grandfather, a cavalry officer in James...
The Jewish community in Cairo (as well as in Alexandria and Port Said) during the first half of the 20thcentury is an example in place. There is no central depository or database which is accessible. Some of the documents of the Jewish Community which found their way out such as those ...
to Martha Jane Burke of the Wild West known as “Calamity Jane” and that internationally acclaimed photographer, Margaret Bourke White; and, back in Ireland, to that “gentle rock star” Chris de Burgh, grandson of General Sir Eric de Burgh of Bargy Castle in county Wexford.Burke NamesWillia...