Researching Bob Moor
Delve into the history of Bob Moor using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4197 people with the Moor surname? In that year Moor was ranked number 1013 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Moor on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Bob Moor 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 Moor 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 Bob Moor and the Moor Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Moor 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 Moor family tree.
Study Parish Records for Bob Moor at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bob Moor using the FreeBMD database.
Explore Genealogy Bank for Bob Moor records.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Bob Moor.
Research the Moor surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Moor Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1443 people with the Moor surname in the UK? Moor is now ranked number 2731 for popularity in the UK. |
Moor 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.
Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Bob Moor.
Study MyTrees for information on the Moor family and people looking to contact living Moor relations.
Look at One Great Family for Moor records submitted by people who are already researching the Moor Family Tree.
Find Bob Moor from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Moor 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.
Research the Moor surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Moor surname in the USA? Moor is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Moor Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Moor. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Moor
Bob de Moor
Bob de Moor is the pen name of Robert Frans Marie De Moor (20 December 1925 – 26 August 1992), a Belgian comics creator. Chiefly noted as an artist, he is considered an early master of the Ligne claire style. He wrote and drew several comics series on his own, but also collaborated with Hergé on several volumes of The Adventures of Tintin. He completed the unfinished story Professor Sató's Three Formulae, Volume 2: Mortimer vs. Mortimer of the Blake and Mortimer series, after the death of the author Edgar P. Jacobs.
Source: Bob de Moor, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Moor
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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