Researching Dara Torres
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 5 people with the Torres surname? In that year Torres was ranked number 3574 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dara means "Compassion, wisdom" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of Dara Torres on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Dara Torres in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Torres 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 Dara Torres and the Torres Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Torres 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 Torres family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Dara Torres at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Dara Torres using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Dara Torres.
Research the Torres surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Torres Military records.
Torres Genealogy 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.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Dara Torres.
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Find Dara Torres from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Torres 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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| Did you know that there are currently 328131 people with the Torres surname in the USA? Torres is ranked number 57 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Torres Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Dara Torres. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dara Torres
Dara Torres
Dara Grace Torres (born April 15, 1967) is an American former competitive swimmer, who is a 12-time Olympic medalist and former world record-holder in three events. Torres is the first swimmer to represent the United States in five Olympic Games (1984, 1988, 1992, 2000 and 2008), and at age 41, the oldest swimmer to earn a place on the U.S. Olympic team. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, she competed in the 50-meter freestyle, 4×100-meter medley relay, and 4×100-meter freestyle relay, and won silver medals in all three events.
Torres has won 12 Olympic medals (four gold, four silver, four bronze), one of three women with the most Olympic women's swimming medals. The others are fellow Americans Jenny Thompson and Natalie Coughlin. Torres won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics, when at age 33, she was the oldest member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic swim team. She has also won at least one medal in each of the five Olympics in which she has competed, making her one of only a handful of Olympians to earn medals in five different Games.
Source: Dara Torres, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Torres
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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