Researching Bob Kingsley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 525 people with the Kingsley surname? In that year Kingsley was ranked number 3054 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Kingsley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Kingsley and the Kingsley Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kingsley 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 Kingsley family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1344 people with the Kingsley surname in the UK? Kingsley is now ranked number 2816 for popularity in the UK. |
Kingsley Family History Databases
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Kingsley Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Kingsley surname in the USA? Kingsley is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Kingsley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Kingsley
Bob Kingsley
Robert Gibson Kingsley (March 19, 1939 – October 17, 2019) was an American country music radio personality and a member of the National Radio Hall of Fame. He was best known as the host of two nationally syndicated radio programs: American Country Countdown (ACC) and Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40.
Kingsley first worked on the radio while stationed in Iceland with the United States Air Force. He worked as a disc jockey and program director for country music stations in the 1960s and early 1970s. Kingsley became a producer of ACC in 1974 and hosted it from 1978 to 2005, and then, with his wife Nan, produced Bob Kingsley's Country Top 40 from 2006 until his death.
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