Researching Dan Washburn
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 61 people with the Washburn surname? In that year Washburn was ranked number 3518 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dan means "Form of DANIEL - God is my judge" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Dan Washburn on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Dan Washburn 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
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 Washburn 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 Dan Washburn and the Washburn Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Washburn 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 Washburn family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Dan Washburn at Find My Past.
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| Did you know that there are currently 114 people with the Washburn surname in the UK? Washburn is now ranked number 3935 for popularity in the UK. |
Washburn Genealogy Databases
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Washburn Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Washburn surname in the USA? Washburn is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Washburn Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Dan Washburn. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dan Washburn
Dan Washburn
Daniel Christopher Washburn (born October 31, 1973, Danville, Pennsylvania) is an American writer and journalist. He is the author of The Forbidden Game: Golf and the Chinese Dream, named one of the best books of 2014 by The Financial Times. Washburn is represented by the New York-based literary agent Zoe Pagnamenta.
Washburn has written for Slate, Financial Times Weekend Magazine, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, Golf World, Golf Digest, ESPN.com, and other publications.
Washburn's work was featured in the 2008 book, Inside The Ropes: Sportswriters Get Their Game On, and the 2013 anthology Unsavory Elements: Stories of Foreigners on the Loose in China.
From 2002 to 2011, Washburn was based in Shanghai, China, where he was known for his various websites. He is founding editor of Shanghaiist, part of the Gothamist network of city websites.
Prior to moving to Shanghai, Washburn was a sports writer for The Times in Gainesville, Georgia. He won the Georgia Sports Writers Association's top prize in outdoors writing four years in a row. In 2001, he was named Georgia's top sports columnist.
Washburn is currently Chief Content Officer at Asia Society in New York City. He lives in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn.
Source: Dan Washburn, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Washburn
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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