Researching Andy York
Delve into the history of Andy York using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3958 people with the York surname? In that year York was ranked number 1076 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Andy means "Form of ANDREW - manly" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Andy York on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Andy York 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 York 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 Andy York and the York Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the York 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 York family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Andy York at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Andy York using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Andy York.
Research the York surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original York Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4654 people with the York surname in the UK? York is now ranked number 1261 for popularity in the UK. |
York 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Andy York.
Study MyTrees for information on the York family and people looking to contact living York relations.
Look at One Great Family for York records submitted by people who are already researching the York Family Tree.
Find Andy York from Ireland on findmypast.ie
York 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 57727 people with the York surname in the USA? York is ranked number 138 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous York Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Andy York. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Andy York
Andy York
Andrew York (14 June 1894 – 1977) was an English professional footballer who made 147 appearances in the Football League playing for Sunderland, Coventry City, Northampton Town and Lincoln City. He played as a left back. York was born in Blyth, Northumberland. He began his career in local football in his native north-east of England before signing for Sunderland, for whom he played just once in the First Division before moving south to play for Coventry City in the Second Division and for Third Division clubs Northampton Town and Lincoln City. Already well into his thirties when he signed for Lincoln, he found himself playing regular first-team football for the first time in his career – he missed only four matches in his first two seasons – and helped them reach runners-up spot in 1927–28. He made 114 appearances in all competitions for Lincoln before finishing his career in non-league football with Newark Town and Scarborough. He died in 1977.
Source: Andy York, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like York
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
Yargee Yargo Yarish Yarrick Yarrish Yearick Yearicks Yehorick Yerex Yergeau Yerish Yerk Yerkey Yerkie Yerrick Yerrish Yoerke Yorke Yorks Yrios Yurich Yurish Yurko Yurky
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