Researching Douglas Kim
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 33 people with the Kim surname? In that year Kim was ranked number 3546 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Douglas means "from a surname meaning black stream" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Douglas Kim on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Douglas Kim and the Kim Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kim 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 Kim family tree.
Investigate Parish Records for Douglas Kim at Find My Past.
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Research the Kim surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kim Military records.
Kim Genealogy Databases
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Kim Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 136721 people with the Kim surname in the USA? Kim is ranked number 112 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kim Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Douglas Kim. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Douglas Kim
Douglas Kim
Douglas Kim (born November 10, 1983 in Yonkers, New York) is a Korean-American poker player and 2006 economics graduate of Duke University. Kim learned poker through a home game in college and through posting as 'technologic' on the internet forum hosted by Two Plus Two Publishing.
Kim, who was eliminated by Paul Wasicka, finished in seventh place in the 2006 World Series of Poker main event, earning him $2,391,520. At the time, Kim was the youngest player ever to make the final table at the main event, and the only player at the final table not to be knocked out by Jamie Gold.
As of 2008, his total live tournament winnings exceed $2,500,000.
Source: Douglas Kim, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kim
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.
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