Researching Doug Hill
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 76275 people with the Hill surname? In that year Hill was ranked number 26 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Doug means "form of DOUGLAS - from a surname meaning black stream" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Doug Hill on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Doug Hill 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Doug Hill and the Hill Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hill 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 Hill family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Doug Hill at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Doug Hill using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Doug Hill.
Research the Hill surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hill Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 96061 people with the Hill surname in the UK? Hill is now ranked number 30 for popularity in the UK. |
Hill Family Tree Databases
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Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Doug Hill.
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Investigate One Great Family for Hill records submitted by people who are already researching the Hill Family Tree.
Find Doug Hill from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Hill Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 568152 people with the Hill surname in the USA? Hill is ranked number 29 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hill Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Doug Hill. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Doug Hill
Doug Hill (meteorologist)
Lawrence Douglas Hill (July 29, 1950 – November 22, 2021) was an American meteorologist. He was the chief meteorologist for ABC 7 News/WJLA-TV in Washington, D.C. at noon, 4, 5, and 6. He has been awarded the "Seal of Approval" from the American Meteorological Society. Hill has also been honored with a Washington Emmy Award for broadcast excellence. Hill has also served as a meteorologist for affiliates in Richmond, Virginia; Washington D.C.; and Detroit.
Hill graduated from Towson State College. He enlisted in the United States Air Force, serving for four years mostly at Andrews Air Force Base. After leaving the military, he served as a police officer for Prince George's County for six years.
Hill began his meteorology career in Richmond, Virginia, where he got his first break at WWBT-TV as the weekend weatherman. He then moved on to Detroit for the next four and a half years until returning east to Washington, D.C. with CBS affiliate WUSA in 1984. He stayed at WUSA for 16 years until moving to WJLA.
He retired from WJLA-TV on September 15, 2017. He was a radio personality on WGTS 91.9 FM, a Christian radio station. He stated that he wanted to use his platform as a well-known figure in the Washington area for Christian ministry.
Hill died on November 22, 2021, at the age of 71. He was married twice, latterly to Mary Ann Vrankem, and had four children, one of which predeceased him.
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