Researching Dock Ellis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 43488 people with the Ellis surname? In that year Ellis was ranked number 67 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Dock Ellis on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Dock Ellis 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 Ellis 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 Dock Ellis and the Ellis Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Ellis 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 Ellis family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Dock Ellis at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Dock Ellis using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about Dock Ellis.
Research the Ellis surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Ellis Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 55352 people with the Ellis surname in the UK? Ellis is now ranked number 72 for popularity in the UK. |
Ellis 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Dock Ellis.
Study MyTrees for information on the Ellis family and people looking to contact living Ellis relations.
Look at One Great Family for Ellis records submitted by people who are already researching the Ellis Family Tree.
Find Dock Ellis from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Ellis 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 233945 people with the Ellis surname in the USA? Ellis is ranked number 81 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Ellis Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Dock Ellis. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Dock Ellis
Dock Ellis
Dock Phillip Ellis Jr. (March 11, 1945 – December 19, 2008) was an American professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball as a right-handed pitcher from through, most notably as a member of the Pittsburgh Pirates teams that won five National League Eastern Division titles in six years between and and won the World Series in . Ellis also played for the New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics, Texas Rangers and New York Mets. In his MLB career, Ellis accumulated a record, a 3.46 earned run average, and 1,136 strikeouts.
Ellis threw a no-hitter on June 12, 1970, and later stated that he accomplished the feat under the influence of Ellis was the starting pitcher for the National League in the All-Star Game in 1971 and later that year, the Pirates won the World Series. Joining the Yankees in 1976, he helped lead the team to the American League pennant, and was named the league's Comeback Player of the Year.
Ellis was an outspoken advocate for the rights of players and African Americans.
He had a substance abuse problem, and acknowledged after his retirement that he had never pitched without the use of drugs. After going into treatment, Ellis remained sober and devoted the remainder of his life to counseling others with substance use disorder in treatment centers and prisons. He died of a liver ailment at age 63 in 2008.
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