Researching Bill Hall
Dig into the past of Bill Hall using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 88104 people with the Hall surname? In that year Hall was ranked number 19 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bill means "Form of WILLIAM - resolute guardian" and is of German origin.
Records of Bill Hall on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Bill Hall in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Hall 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 Bill Hall and the Hall Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hall 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 Hall family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Bill Hall at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bill Hall using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Bill Hall.
Research the Hall surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hall Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 110810 people with the Hall surname in the UK? Hall is now ranked number 19 for popularity in the UK. |
Hall 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Bill Hall.
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Find Bill Hall from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Hall 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 607649 people with the Hall surname in the USA? Hall is ranked number 23 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hall Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Bill Hall. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bill Hall
Bill Hall (catcher)
William Lemuel Hall (July 30, 1928 – January 1, 1986) was an American professional baseball player, a catcher who played parts of three seasons ( ) in Major League Baseball with the Pittsburgh Pirates. The native of Moultrie, Georgia, batted left-handed, threw right-handed, stood tall and weighed .
Hall played his entire, 13-year professional career in the Pittsburgh system, signing with the Pirates before the 1947 season. He played six seasons at the highest levels of minor league baseball with the Open-Classification Hollywood Stars and the Triple-A Salt Lake Bees and Columbus Jets. He appeared in 57 MLB games for the Pirates, 51 of them during the 1958 season, when he batted .284 in 116 at bats. Among his 33 hits were six doubles and one home run.
In between, Hall played winter ball with the Navegantes del Magallanes club of the Venezuelan Professional Baseball League during the 1955-56 season.
Hall retired after the 1960 season, and died in Moultrie at the age of 57 on New Year's Day 1986.
Source: Bill Hall (catcher), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Hall
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