Researching Brian Senior
Research the background of Brian Senior using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 6860 people with the Senior surname? In that year Senior was ranked number 595 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Brian means "Strong" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Brian Senior on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Brian Senior in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
| Country Collection | |
|---|---|
 |
Ancestry.com Global records search results for Brian Senior. |
 |
Ancestry.com US records search results for Brian Senior. |
|
Ancestry.co.uk UK records search results for Brian Senior. |
 |
Ancestry.ca Canadian records search results for Brian Senior. |
 |
Ancestry.com.au Australian records search results for Brian Senior. |
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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Senior ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
Have you reached a brick wall in your Senior Tree?
Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Brian Senior and the Senior Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Senior 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 Senior family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Brian Senior at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Brian Senior using the FreeBMD database.
Look at Genealogy Bank for Brian Senior records.
Look at MyHeritage for Brian Senior information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Brian Senior.
Research the Senior surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Senior Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 7857 people with the Senior surname in the UK? Senior is now ranked number 756 for popularity in the UK. |
Senior Genealogy 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Brian Senior.
Study MyTrees for information on the Senior family and people looking to contact living Senior relations.
Look at One Great Family for Senior records submitted by people who are already researching the Senior Family Tree.
Find Brian Senior from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Senior 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 Senior surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Senior surname in the USA? Senior is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Senior Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Brian Senior. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Brian Senior
Brian Senior
Brian R. Senior (born 1953) is a professional bridge player and writer from Nottingham. He has represented Great Britain, England, Northern Ireland and Ireland in international competition and has won all the major English Bridge Union competitions. Senior is also the editor and publisher of the annual official world championship book, under World Bridge Federation auspices.
Senior played once in the World Team Olympiad, on the Ireland open team in 1988, which finished 15–16th in a field of 56.
Asked to name the bridge success "closest to your heart" in April 2014, Senior recalled one of the few Camrose Trophy match wins for Northern Ireland against England—but he has since played one of the few match losses for England against Northern Ireland.
Since 23 August 2019, Senior has been Saturday bridge columnist for The Daily Telegraph.
Source: Brian Senior, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Senior
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.
Saegner Sagner Sainer Samber Samora Samra Saner Sanner Saunier Sauniere Saynor Scammer Schamber Schambra Schaner Schauner Scheiner Schembri Schemer Schemmer Scheuner Schiemer Schimmer Schmer Schmeyer Schmohr Schmoyer Schnerr Schneyer Schnoor Schnorr Schnur Schoener Schommer Schonauer Schoner Schooner Schumer Schwaner Schwemer Sciambra Scyner Seamer Seamour Seanor Segner Seigner Seignior Seimer Sember Semor Semour Semrau Seniour Senner Senor Seymer Seymore Seymour Shamray Shaner Shanor Shimer Shiner Shinner Shomer Shoner Shumar Shumer Signor Signore Signori Simar Simbro Simbrough Simner Simnor Siner Sinkner Sinner Sinnery Sinor Skeemer Skeemor Skemer Skinner Skummer Skyner Skynner Smarr Smoyer Smurr Snair Snar Snare Snarie Snarr Snary Snear Sneary Soehner Sommer Somner Somnier Sonier Sonner Sonnier Soomro Summar Summer Summerrow Sumner Sumrow Sunier Sunner Swanner Swenor Swimmer Swinyer Swymer Syner Szymura
Comments
Looking for information on a Brian Senior in your family tree? Why not post a question here -