Researching Amar Shah
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Shah surname? In that year Shah was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Amar Shah on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Amar Shah in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Shah 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 Amar Shah and the Shah Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shah 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 Shah family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Amar Shah at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Amar Shah using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Amar Shah.
Research the Shah surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shah Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 21952 people with the Shah surname in the UK? Shah is now ranked number 244 for popularity in the UK. |
Shah Genealogy 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Amar Shah.
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Find Amar Shah from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Shah 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 18229 people with the Shah surname in the USA? Shah is ranked number 151 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shah Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Amar Shah. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Amar Shah
Amar Shah
Amar Shah (born 12 October 1985) is a Kenyan former swimmer who specialized in breaststroke, but also competed in the freestyle relays. He is a single-time Olympian (2004), and a two-time swimmer at the Commonwealth Games (2006, and 2010). Shah qualified for the semifinals in 2010 Commonwealth Games setting a national record in the 50m breaststroke in a time of 30.53. He currently holds three long-course Kenyan records in the 50, 100 and 200 m breaststroke. Shah also won a total of bronze medals, as a member of the Kenyan swimming team, in the freestyle and medley relays (along with brothers David and Jason Dunford) at the 2011 All-Africa Games in Maputo, Mozambique.
Shah qualified for the men's 100 m breaststroke at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, by receiving a Universality place from FINA in an entry time of 1:11.01. He participated in heat one against three other swimmers Eric Williams of Nigeria, Chisela Kanchela of Zambia, and Alice Shrestha of Nepal. He set a Kenyan record of 1:10.17 to earn a third spot by a 2.48-second margin behind winner Williams. Shah failed to advance into the semifinals, as he placed fifty-eighth overall out of 60 swimmers on the first day of preliminaries.
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