Researching Colin York
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3958 people with the York surname? In that year York was ranked number 1076 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Colin means "Victor" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Colin York on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Colin York and the York Family Tree
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Study for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Colin York using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the York surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original York Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 4654 people with the York surname in the UK? York is now ranked number 1261 for popularity in the UK. |
York Family Tree Databases
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York Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 57727 people with the York surname in the USA? York is ranked number 138 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous York Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Colin York. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Colin York
Colin York
Colin 'Yic' York (1904–1973) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played for Yass between 1923 and 1926, spent a season with Queanbeyan in 1927 before returning to Yass in 1928 to 1930. He was born in Yass, New South Wales. York primarily played as a prop-forward representing Australia in two test matches against Great Britain. York later played with Morpeth in the Newcastle coalfields competition and captain coached Nowra. He later moved to Sydney and became a committee man for the Canterbury RLFC.
York was selected to play for New South Wales and Australia in 1928. He continued to represent New South Wales in 1929 and 1930. In all, York played twice for Australia and six times for NSW.
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