Researching Don Spring
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1454 people with the Spring surname? In that year Spring was ranked number 2203 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Don means "form of DONALD - proud chief" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Don Spring on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Don Spring and the Spring Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Spring 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 Spring family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Don Spring at Find My Past.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1731 people with the Spring surname in the UK? Spring is now ranked number 2521 for popularity in the UK. |
Spring Family History Databases
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Spring Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Spring surname in the USA? Spring is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Don Spring
Don Spring
Donald Neil Spring (born June 15, 1959 in Maracaibo, Venezuela and raised in Edson, Alberta) is a Venezuelan-born Canadian former ice hockey defenceman.
Spring was a 2 time national champion with the University of Alberta Golden Bears hockey team. Spring represented Canada at the 1980 Winter Olympics held in Lake Placid, where he scored one assist in six games.
Spring started his National Hockey League career with the Winnipeg Jets in 1980. He would play his entire career with the Jets. He would leave the NHL after the 1984 season. Spring still holds the record for the most career games in the NHL (259) by a player with only one career goal.
He finished his hockey career with one season with EHC Essen-West in West Germany. Presently he is president of Spring Fuel Distributors Inc. in Kelowna, B.C.
Source: Don Spring, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Spring
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