Researching Dick Kimball
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14 people with the Kimball surname? In that year Kimball was ranked number 3565 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Dick means "form of RICHARD - strong like a ruler, powerful" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Dick Kimball on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Dick Kimball 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. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Kimball 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 Dick Kimball and the Kimball Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kimball 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 Kimball family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Dick Kimball at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Dick Kimball using the FreeBMD database.
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Explore the LDS Database for records about Dick Kimball.
Research the Kimball surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kimball Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 22 people with the Kimball surname in the UK? Kimball is now ranked number 4021 for popularity in the UK. |
Kimball Family Tree 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.
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Explore One Great Family for Kimball records submitted by people who are already researching the Kimball Family Tree.
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Kimball 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 33421 people with the Kimball surname in the USA? Kimball is ranked number 146 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kimball Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Dick Kimball. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dick Kimball
Dick Kimball
Dick Kimball (born c. 1935) is an American former diving champion and diving coach at the University of Michigan. He was the NCAA springboard champion in 1957 and the Professional World Diving champion in 1963. He coached the University of Michigan diving team from 1958 to 2002 and also coached the U.S. Olympic diving teams in 1964, 1980, 1984, 1988 and 1992. He has been inducted into the International Swimming Hall of Fame and the University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor.
Source: Dick Kimball, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kimball
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.
Kamal Kamall Kaml Kanehailua Kanel Kannaly Kanwell Keimel Kemball Kembel Kemble Kembley Kemblie Kemblo Kembloe Kemell Kemla Kemlay Kemle Kemley Kemlo Kemloe Kemlow Kemly Kemwal Kemwall Keneally Kenealy Kenelley Kenelly Kenewel Kenewell Keniwell Kenley Kenly Kennally Kenneally Kennealy Kenneley Kennell Kennelley Kennelly Kennely Kennewell Kenwell Kienl Kienle Kihnel Kimbel Kimbell Kimble Kimbley Kimbly Kimley Kimmel Kinlaw Kinlay Kinle Kinley Kinnaley Kinnally Kinneally Kinnula Kombel Komel Kuhnel Kuhnell Kuhnle Kuhnley Kumhala Kumle Kummel Kummell
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