Researching Donald Allan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 18801 people with the Allan surname? In that year Allan was ranked number 199 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Donald means "proud chief, world ruler" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Donald Allan on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Donald Allan and the Allan Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Allan 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 Allan family tree.
Study Parish Records for Donald Allan at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Donald Allan using the FreeBMD database.
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Investigate the LDS Database for records about Donald Allan.
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| Did you know that there are currently 22473 people with the Allan surname in the UK? Allan is now ranked number 235 for popularity in the UK. |
Allan Family History Databases
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Allan Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Allan surname in the USA? Allan is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
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Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Donald Allan. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Donald Allan
Donald Allan
Donald John Allan (born 24 September 1949) is an Australian former cyclist who rode at the Olympic Games and Tour de France.
Allan began cycling with the Blackburn Cycling Club in Melbourne. In 1970, he was paralysed in a car accident, breaking his back and fracturing his sacrum and pelvis. He returned to compete in the individual road race and team time trial events at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
In 1973, Allan rode in the big amateur races across Europe and won stages in cycling's version of the Cold War Tour de France, the Peace Race, as well as the Tour of Austria, Tour of Scotland, and multiple criteria in Holland and kermesses in Belgium. In November 1973, he was offered a pro contract with Dutch team Frisol. He rode in the 1974 Tour de France as a domestique for Frisol and finished 103rd. In the 1975 Tour de France, he finished 85th.
In 1976 Allan finished 9th in the 1976 UCI Road World Championships in Italy.
Allan with Danny Clark were the fifth most successful team in Six-day racing history with 15 wins, 15 second places, 11 third places and 12 fourth places off 71 starts.
Another fractured pelvis and other injuries effectively ended his career.
Source: Donald Allan, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Allan
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.
Ahlin Ahlum Alaimo Alam Alamia Alamo Alan Alen Aleon Alewine Aliano Allain Allam Allamby Allein Alleine Allemby Allen Allena Alleyn Alleyne Allin Allom Allon Allone Allum Allun Allwein Allwine Allyn Alm Almaw Almey Almy Alumbaugh Alwen Alwin Alwine Alywen Alywin Aylen Aylin Aylwin
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