Researching Bob Neely
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 76 people with the Neely surname? In that year Neely was ranked number 3503 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Bob means "Form of ROBERT - Bright fame" and is of German origin.
Records of Bob Neely on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Bob Neely and the Neely Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Neely 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 below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. 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 Neely family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 804 people with the Neely surname in the UK? Neely is now ranked number 3286 for popularity in the UK. |
Neely Family Tree Databases
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Neely Forums
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Miscellaneous Neely Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Bob Neely. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bob Neely
Bob Neely
Robert Barry Neely (born November 9, 1953 in Sarnia, Ontario) is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 283 NHL games for the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Colorado Rockies. He was drafted number one overall in the 1973 WHA Amateur Draft by the Chicago Cougars, and 10th overall by the Maple Leafs in the NHL Amateur Draft. Neely opted to sign with the Maple Leafs. In his five-season career, Neely scored 39 goals and 59 assists, with five goals and seven assists in 26 playoff games.Bob also won a bronze medal for Team Canada 1978 in Moscow at the Izvestia Cup.
Source: Bob Neely, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Neely
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