Researching Connie Walker
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 100253 people with the Walker surname? In that year Walker was ranked number 12 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Connie means "Form of CONSTANCE - to be knowledgeable; steadfast" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Connie Walker on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Connie Walker 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.
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Connie Walker and the Walker Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Walker 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 Walker family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 128048 people with the Walker surname in the UK? Walker is now ranked number 12 for popularity in the UK. |
Walker Family Tree Databases
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Walker Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 665376 people with the Walker surname in the USA? Walker is ranked number 22 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Walker Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Connie Walker. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Connie Walker
Connie Walker (astronomer)
Connie Walker (b. 1957) is an American astronomer and senior employee of the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO). She works in the NOAO's Research Based Science Education department, helping teachers develop curricula to help children learn about Astronomy. She is the director of both GLOBE at Night and Project Astro, and is a member of the board of directors of the International Dark Sky Association and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. She was also chair of the International Year of Astronomy Dark Skies Awareness project, and continues to chair the dark skies awareness programs of Global Astronomy Month. Walker also serves on commission 50 of the International Astronomical Union.
Walker is very active in outreach and education about astronomy and light pollution. She has worked at NOAO since 2001.
Walker was honored by having an asteroid, 29292 Conniewalker, named after her.
Source: Connie Walker (astronomer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Walker
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