Researching Alan Coleman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14924 people with the Coleman surname? In that year Coleman was ranked number 259 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Alan means "Handsome, cheerful" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Alan Coleman on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Alan Coleman 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 Coleman 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 Alan Coleman and the Coleman Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coleman 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 Coleman family tree.
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Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Alan Coleman using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 24018 people with the Coleman surname in the UK? Coleman is now ranked number 213 for popularity in the UK. |
Coleman Genealogy Databases
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Coleman 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.
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| Did you know that there are currently 288633 people with the Coleman surname in the USA? Coleman is ranked number 68 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Coleman Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Alan Coleman. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Alan Coleman
Alan Coleman
Alan James Coleman (28 December 1936 – 10 December 2013) was an English-born TV series writer, director and producer, primarily in the southern hemisphere, where he worked on soap operas The Young Doctors (which he also created), The Restless Years, Punishment, Breakers, Neighbours and Shortland Street.
Earlier he was the head of children's programming at ATV in the UK until emigrating to Australia in 1974. In 1997, he directed several episodes of the British soap opera, Family Affairs as a part of a working holiday in the UK. At one point, he also temporarily parted company with the Reg Grundy production stable to establish his own company, which provided television coverage of major sporting events. Before going behind the camera, he originally worked as an actor and is on record as saying that "you cannot be a good director unless you have acted yourself".
Coleman's autobiography, One Door Shuts, was self-published through Trafford Publishing in 2009.
Source: Alan Coleman, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaAlan Coleman (cricketer)
Alan James Coleman (born 13 December 1983, Ashford, Middlesex) is an English cricket coach and former cricketer.
Coaching career
In October 2021 he was appointed interim head coach of Middlesex following the sacking of Stuart Law.
He was appointed as the club's first Head of Men's Performance Cricket in November 2021.
He has also coached the Middlesex Cricket Academy and the Middlesex 2nd XI.
Playing career
Coleman represented Middlesex, the Middlesex Cricket Board and Dorset as a right-handed batsman and right-arm medium-fast bowler.
He made his 1st XI debut for Middlesex in a List A match against Sussex in the 2001 Norwich Union League. He made two further appearances in that season's competition against Hampshire and Glamorgan, while in the following season's competition he appeared once against Gloucestershire. In his four List A appearances for Middlesex, he scored 29 runs with a high score of 14 not out. With the ball, he bowled a total of 16.1 wicketless overs.
Also during the 2002 season, Coleman played a single MCCA Knockout Trophy match each for Dorset against Devon and the Middlesex Cricket Board against the Northamptonshire Cricket Board.
Source: Alan Coleman (cricketer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Coleman
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