Researching Chad Dukes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1107 people with the Dukes surname? In that year Dukes was ranked number 2495 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Chad means "Warlike" and is of English origin.
Records of Chad Dukes on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Chad Dukes and the Dukes Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Dukes 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 Dukes family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Chad Dukes at Find My Past.
Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Chad Dukes using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1425 people with the Dukes surname in the UK? Dukes is now ranked number 2747 for popularity in the UK. |
Dukes Genealogy Databases
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Dukes Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 27344 people with the Dukes surname in the USA? Dukes is ranked number 148 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Dukes Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Chad Dukes. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Chad Dukes
Chad Dukes (American football)
Chad Everett Dukes (born December 29, 1971 in Albany, New York) is a former American football running back in the National Football League for the Washington Redskins (1998–2000), San Diego Chargers (1998), St. Louis Rams (2000) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (2000) and played four games total in his NFL career (two for Jaguars, two for Skins). He played college football at the University of Pittsburgh. Dukes played on the Albany Firebirds (1998–1999) before his NFL career, the Colorado Crush (2004), the Manchester Wolves (2002–2003) and the Philadelphia Soul after his NFL career in the Arena Football League. Dukes won AFL Ironman of the year in 1998 when he was with the Firebirds. In 2004, he was a part of the 2004 Crush ArenaBowl XIX Championship team. In 2002, Dukes was named the defensive af2 Tough Man of the Year while playing for the Manchester Wolves in 2002.
Source: Chad Dukes (American football), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Dukes
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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