Researching Emily Sisson
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 788 people with the Sisson surname? In that year Sisson was ranked number 2793 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Emily means "industrious" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Emily Sisson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Emily Sisson and the Sisson Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Sisson 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 Sisson family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1216 people with the Sisson surname in the UK? Sisson is now ranked number 2918 for popularity in the UK. |
Sisson Family Tree Databases
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Sisson Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 12153 people with the Sisson surname in the USA? Sisson is ranked number 153 for popularity in the USA. |
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Some Famous People called Emily Sisson
Emily Sisson
Emily Sisson (born October 12, 1991) is a professional runner for New Balance in Phoenix, Arizona. Emily Sisson was 9th at the 2017 London IAAF World Outdoor Track and Field Championships for 10,000 meters, and won the USATF road 10k Championships in 2016 and 5k in 2018. In the 2019 London Marathon, her first try at the distance, she placed 6th in a time of 2:23:08. In December 2020, she ran the Valencia Half-Marathon in 1:07:26, narrowly missing the American record set by Molly Huddle in Houston on January 14, 2018. Sisson subsequently qualified to compete at the 2020 Olympics in the 10,000 m run, by coming in 1st place at the US Olympic Trials; she finished 10th at the event.
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Other names that sound a bit like Sisson
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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