Researching Bryan Shelton
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3521 people with the Shelton surname? In that year Shelton was ranked number 1189 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Bryan means "Form of BRIAN - strong" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Bryan Shelton on Ancestry
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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 Shelton 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 Bryan Shelton and the Shelton Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shelton 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 Shelton family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Bryan Shelton at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Bryan Shelton using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Bryan Shelton.
Research the Shelton surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shelton Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4296 people with the Shelton surname in the UK? Shelton is now ranked number 1362 for popularity in the UK. |
Shelton Family Tree Databases
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Shelton 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 118492 people with the Shelton surname in the USA? Shelton is ranked number 118 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shelton Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Bryan Shelton. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Bryan Shelton
Bryan Shelton
Bryan Shelton (born December 22, 1965) is an American college tennis coach and former professional tennis player. Shelton played collegiately for Georgia Tech from 1985 to 1988, and then played professionally from 1989 to 1997. He subsequently returned to his alma mater to coach the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets women's tennis team, which won the NCAA Women's Tennis Championship in 2007. He is currently the head coach of the Florida Gators men's tennis team of the University of Florida, where he has coached the Gators to winning the 2021 NCAA Championship. He is the only head coach to have won an national championship in both men and women's NCAA Division I Tennis.
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Other names that sound a bit like Shelton
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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