Researching Chick Shorten
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 332 people with the Shorten surname? In that year Shorten was ranked number 3247 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Chick means "Form of CHARLES - man, strong" and is of Not available or unknown origin.
Records of Chick Shorten 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Shorten 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 Chick Shorten and the Shorten Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shorten 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 Shorten family tree.
Search Parish Records for Chick Shorten at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Chick Shorten using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Chick Shorten.
Research the Shorten surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Shorten Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 633 people with the Shorten surname in the UK? Shorten is now ranked number 3443 for popularity in the UK. |
Shorten 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Chick Shorten.
Study MyTrees for information on the Shorten family and people looking to contact living Shorten relations.
Explore One Great Family for Shorten records submitted by people who are already researching the Shorten Family Tree.
Find Chick Shorten from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Shorten 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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Miscellaneous Shorten Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Chick Shorten. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Chick Shorten
Chick Shorten
Charles Henry "Chick" Shorten (April 19, 1892 – October 23, 1965) was an American baseball player. He played professional baseball as an outfielder for 18 years from 1911 to 1928, including eight seasons in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox (1915–1917), Detroit Tigers (1919–1921), St. Louis Browns (1922), and Cincinnati Reds (1924). He was a member of the 1916 Red Sox team that won the World Series, and Shorten compiled a .571 batting average in the 1916 World Series. In eight major league seasons, Shorten appeared in 527 games, including 352 as an outfielder, and compiled a .275 career batting average.
Source: Chick Shorten, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Shorten
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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