Researching David Shire
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 288 people with the Shire surname? In that year Shire was ranked number 3291 for popularity in the UK. |
The name David means "beloved" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of David Shire on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for David Shire and the Shire Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shire 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 Shire family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 379 people with the Shire surname in the UK? Shire is now ranked number 3684 for popularity in the UK. |
Shire Genealogy Databases
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Shire Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Shire surname in the USA? Shire is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on David Shire. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called David Shire
David Shire
David Lee Shire (born July 3, 1937) is an American songwriter and composer of stage musicals, film and television scores. The soundtracks to the 1976 film The Big Bus, The Taking of Pelham One Two Three, The Conversation and All the President's Men, and parts of the Saturday Night Fever soundtrack such as "Manhattan Skyline", are some of his best-known works. His other work includes the score of the 1985 film Return to Oz (the "sequel-in-part" of The Wizard of Oz), and the stage musical scores of Baby, Big, Closer Than Ever, and Starting Here, Starting Now. Shire is married to actress Didi Conn.
Source: David Shire, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Shire
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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