Researching Arthur Ashe
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 282 people with the Ashe surname? In that year Ashe was ranked number 3297 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Arthur means "from Latin Artorius, legendary king" and is of Welsh origin.
Records of Arthur Ashe on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Arthur Ashe 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 Ashe 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 Arthur Ashe and the Ashe Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ashe 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 Ashe family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Arthur Ashe at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Arthur Ashe using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Arthur Ashe.
Research the Ashe surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Ashe Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 971 people with the Ashe surname in the UK? Ashe is now ranked number 3129 for popularity in the UK. |
Ashe Family History Databases
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Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Arthur Ashe.
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Find Arthur Ashe from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Ashe 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 9115 people with the Ashe surname in the USA? Ashe is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ashe Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Arthur Ashe. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Arthur Ashe
Arthur Ashe
Arthur Robert Ashe Jr. (July 10, 1943 – February 6, 1993) was an American professional tennis player who won three Grand Slam singles titles. He was the first black player selected to the United States Davis Cup team and the only black man ever to win the singles title at Wimbledon, the US Open, and the Australian Open. He retired in 1980. He was ranked world No. 1 by Rex Bellamy, Bud Collins, Judith Elian, Lance Tingay, World Tennis and Tennis Magazine (U.S.) in 1975. In 1975 Ashe was awarded the 'Martini and Rossi' Award, voted for by a panel of journalists, and the ATP Player of the Year award. In the ATP computer rankings, he peaked at No. 2 in May 1976.
Ashe is believed to have contracted HIV from a blood transfusion he received during heart bypass surgery in 1983. He publicly announced his illness in April 1992 and began working to educate others about HIV and AIDS. He founded the Arthur Ashe Foundation for the Defeat of AIDS and the Arthur Ashe Institute for Urban Health before his death from AIDS-related pneumonia at the age of 49 on February 6, 1993. On June 20, 1993, he was posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by United States President Bill Clinton.
Source: Arthur Ashe, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Ashe
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