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Rutherford Family History
Rutherford Genealogy & Family TreeRutherford is a Scottish name from Roxburghshire, Scotland. It comes from the Old English roots hryder ("cattle") and ford ("shallow river"). The earliest known ancestor--Sir William de Rotherford--was recorded in 1200. The family motto is Nec sorte, nec fato which means "Neither by chance nor destiny."
Other spellings include "Rutterford," "Rudderford," and "Rudford." Notable people with the surname include American actress Kelly Rutherford (Gossip Girl, Melrose Place, Scream 3), American baseball player Johnny Rutherford (Brooklyn Dodgers), and English physicist Sir Ernest Rutherford (a.k.a. the father of nuclear physics). The first Rutherford to come to America was Richard Rutherford in Virginia in 1636.
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Rutherford Birth Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- Jane Rutherford -- --, 1856 Ontario
- Martha Rutherford -- --, 1785 December 0, 1826 North Carolina
- Jean Rutherford -- --, 1848 May 14, 1923
- Ann Rutherford -- --, 1791 October 3, 1827 Northumberland
- Beulah Rutherford -- --, 1904 March 6, 1975
Rutherford Death Records
- Name Birth Date Death Date Location
- George Rutherford -- --, 1825 May 16, 1861
- Douglas Cameron Rutherford -- --, 1908 May 22, 1985 Otago
- Robert Rutherford -- --, 1634 August 21, 1728 Virginia
- Clarice H Rutherford -- --, 1873 October 28, 1949 Kentucky
- Dorothy Rutherford -- --, 1776 April 2, 1832 South Carolina
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