Researching Barry Simmons
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12224 people with the Simmons surname? In that year Simmons was ranked number 337 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 Simmons on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Barry Simmons 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Simmons 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 Barry Simmons and the Simmons Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Simmons 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 Simmons family tree.
Study Parish Records for Barry Simmons at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Barry Simmons using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Barry Simmons.
Research the Simmons surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Simmons Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 17531 people with the Simmons surname in the UK? Simmons is now ranked number 311 for popularity in the UK. |
Simmons Family Tree Databases
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Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Barry Simmons.
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Search One Great Family for Simmons records submitted by people who are already researching the Simmons Family Tree.
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Simmons 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 276480 people with the Simmons surname in the USA? Simmons is ranked number 72 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Simmons Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Barry Simmons. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Barry Simmons
Barry Simmons
Barry Lawrence Simmons (born 24 November 1948) is a Scottish-born quiz show contestant and was the winner of the BBC Two show Are You an Egghead? and as a result became the sixth Egghead, joining Kevin Ashman, CJ de Mooi, Daphne Fowler, Christopher Hughes and Judith Keppel on the regular show in December 2008. He told The Jewish Chronicle newspaper, "It’s the best job in British quizzing and to get paid for doing something you love is just the icing on the cake. But I have to admit I hate losing."
Simmons was born in Edinburgh and now lives in Leeds, West Yorkshire.
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