Researching Barry Egan
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2484 people with the Egan surname? In that year Egan was ranked number 1570 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Barry means "Dweller of the barrier" and is of French origin.
Records of Barry Egan on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Barry Egan 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Barry Egan and the Egan Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Egan 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 Egan family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Barry Egan at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Barry Egan using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Barry Egan.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 6271 people with the Egan surname in the UK? Egan is now ranked number 956 for popularity in the UK. |
Egan Family History Databases
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Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Barry Egan.
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Find Barry Egan from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Egan 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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Miscellaneous Egan Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Barry Egan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Barry Egan
Barry Egan (hurler)
Barry Egan (born 18 August 1972) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right wing-forward for the Cork senior team.
Born in Cork, Egan first played competitive hurling during his schooling at the North Monastery. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor teams as a dual player, before later joining the under-21 sides. He made his senior debut during the 1991-92 National Hurling League. Egan went on to play a key role for Cork, and won one Munster medal and two National Hurling League games.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Egan won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with Delaney Rovers in the intermediate grade.
Throughout his career Egan made ten championship appearances for Cork. He was dropped from the Cork panel after the conclusion of the 1998 championship.
Source: Barry Egan (hurler), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Egan
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