Researching Ajit Singh
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 17 people with the Singh surname? In that year Singh was ranked number 3562 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Ajit Singh on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ajit Singh in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Singh ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ajit Singh and the Singh Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Singh 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 Singh family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Ajit Singh at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ajit Singh using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Ajit Singh.
Research the Singh surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Singh Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 37071 people with the Singh surname in the UK? Singh is now ranked number 120 for popularity in the UK. |
Singh Family Tree Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Ajit Singh.
Study MyTrees for information on the Singh family and people looking to contact living Singh relations.
Study One Great Family for Singh records submitted by people who are already researching the Singh Family Tree.
Find Ajit Singh from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Singh Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Singh surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Singh surname in the USA? Singh is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Singh Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Ajit Singh. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ajit Singh
Ajit Singh (Sikhism)
Ajit Singh (11 February 1687 –23 December 1704), also referred to with honorifics as Sahibzada Ajit Singh or Baba Ajit Singh, was the eldest son of Guru Gobind Singh. His younger brothers were Sahibzada Jujhar Singh, Sahibzada Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh. He was martyred in battle during the Second Battle of Chamkaur along with his brother Sahibzada Jujhar Singh. His other two brothers, Zorawar Singh and Sahibzada Fateh Singh, nine and seven years old, respectively, were bricked alive at Fatehgarh Sahib on order of Wazir Khan, governor of Sirhind-Fategarh.
Source: Ajit Singh (Sikhism), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Ajit Swaran Singh
Dr Ajit Swaran Singh is an Fijian-born-Indian-New Zealand judge who is appointed to the District Court Bench in New Zealand when he was sworn in as a judge in Manukau on 4 November 2002. He joined Wellington-based Ombudsman Judge Anand Satyanand (later the Governor-General) whose parents are of Fiji Indian descent, and Judge Avinash Deobhakta, of the Auckland District Court, who is an Indian from Uganda, as judges of New Zealand who are of Indian origin.
Judge Singh was also the first to be sworn into the high office on the Guru Granth Sahib, the Holy Book of the Sikh community. He was accorded the traditional Maori welcome by the ‘tangata whenua’. Judge Singh is the son of Sardar Swaran Singh, and nephew of the late Sarvan Singh, a well known lawyer and Member of Parliament in Fiji. He was born in Labasa and studied at Labasa Secondary School, now renamed Labasa College.
Source: Ajit Swaran Singh, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaAjit Pal Singh
Ajit Pal Singh (also spelled Ajitpal Singh, born 1 April 1947) was an Indian professional field hockey player from Sansarpur, Punjab. He was the captain of the Indian hockey team. He was conferred the Arjuna Award in 1970, and awarded it in 1972. He played at centre half position. He was captain of the Indian team at the Hockey World Cup 1975 held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
He represented India in three Olympics from 1968 through 1976, winning bronze medals in his first two Olympic Games. He was appointed as India's chef de mission for 2012 Summer Olympics. It was the first time that a sports person was given this opportunity, as earlier this position went to either politicians or administrators. However he could not make it to the event due to severe spondylitis. Seven member IOA, Indian Olympic Association Committee selected in April 2012 Ajit Pal Singh as Chef de Mission for Indian mission in London 2012 Olympics. He is also at present the organising member of All India Balwant Singh Kapur Hockey Tournament for Mata Parkash Kaur Cup held every year for school boys under-16. He is a recipient of the civilian honour of Padma Shri (1992).
Source: Ajit Pal Singh, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaAjit Singh (police officer)
Ajit Singh (IPS) (10 October 1945 - 7 May 1991) was an Indian Police Service officer who was killed in an encounter with militants in 1991 in Punjab, India. A 1968 batch officer, he was Deputy Inspector General of Police, Border Range, Amritsar at the time of his death.Ajit Singh served in Indian Army before joining Indian Police Services. He was awarded Vir Chakra.
His younger son Ajinder Singh (PPS) is also serving as a senior official in Punjab Police as Superintendent of Police. Ajinder Singh has done some notable work in Gurdaspur, SAS Nagar, Patiala, Fatehgarh, Ropar, Ludhiana and Information Technology cell of Punjab Police.
Source: Ajit Singh (police officer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Singh
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