Researching Donald Sterling
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 629 people with the Sterling surname? In that year Sterling was ranked number 2950 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Donald means "proud chief, world ruler" and is of Celtic origin.
Records of Donald Sterling on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Donald Sterling 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 Sterling 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 Donald Sterling and the Sterling Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sterling 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 Sterling family tree.
Search Parish Records for Donald Sterling at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Donald Sterling using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at MyHeritage for Donald Sterling information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Donald Sterling.
Research the Sterling surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Sterling Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 1313 people with the Sterling surname in the UK? Sterling is now ranked number 2839 for popularity in the UK. |
Sterling Family History 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 Donald Sterling.
Study MyTrees for information on the Sterling family and people looking to contact living Sterling relations.
Explore One Great Family for Sterling records submitted by people who are already researching the Sterling Family Tree.
Find Donald Sterling from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Sterling 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.
Research the Sterling surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 30382 people with the Sterling surname in the USA? Sterling is ranked number 147 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Sterling Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Donald Sterling. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Donald Sterling
Donald Sterling
Donald T. Sterling (born Tokowitz; April 26, 1934) is an American attorney and businessman who was the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers (initially San Diego Clippers) professional basketball franchise of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1981 to 2014.
In April 2014, Sterling was banned from the NBA for life and fined $2.5 million by the league after private recordings of him making racist comments were made public. In May, Sterling's wife Shelly reached an agreement for the Sterling Family Trust to sell the Clippers for $2 billion to Steve Ballmer, which Sterling contested in court. The NBA Board of Governors approved the sale of the Clippers to Ballmer in August 2014. Sterling settled his lawsuit against the NBA in November 2016 and remains active in Los Angeles real estate.
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