Researching Bernie Harris
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The name Bernie means "Form of BERNARD - brave bear" and is of German origin.
Records of Bernie Harris on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bernie Harris and the Harris Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Harris 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 Harris family tree.
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Harris Family History Databases
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Bernie Harris
Bernard Harris (born 25 August 1962) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy, the Brisbane Bears and St Kilda in the Victorian/Australian Football League (VFL/AFL).
Harris joined his elder brother Leon at Fitzroy in 1984, having previously played in Mortlake. A rover, he kicked more than 20 goals in a season on four occasions during his league career. He received three Brownlow Medal votes for his four goals and 26 disposals in a win over Sydney at the SCG in 1985 and participated in the 1986 finals series with Fitzroy.
In 1987 he was signed by Brisbane for their inaugural VFL season and had the distinction of kicking the club's first ever goal. Harris kicked six goals in a game against St Kilda that year. He left Brisbane halfway through the 1990 season and saw out the year at St Kilda after they picked him up in the Mid-Season draft.
Source: Bernie Harris, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaBernie Harris (basketball)
C. Bernard Harris (born November 26, 1950 in Roanoke, Virginia) was a professional basketball power forward who played one season in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Buffalo Braves during the 1974–75 season. He was drafted from Virginia Commonwealth University by the Braves during the fourth round of the 1974 NBA Draft by the Braves. Harris later played in the Philippines as an import for the Crispa Redmanizers. From 1980 onwards, he played in SM-sarja in Finland, and he later received Finnish citizenship.
Source: Bernie Harris (basketball), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Harris
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