Researching Gary Coleman
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 14924 people with the Coleman surname? In that year Coleman was ranked number 259 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Gary means "spear carrier" and is of English origin.
Records of Gary Coleman on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Gary Coleman 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 Coleman 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 Gary Coleman and the Coleman Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Coleman 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 Coleman family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Gary Coleman at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Gary Coleman using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Coleman surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Coleman Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 24018 people with the Coleman surname in the UK? Coleman is now ranked number 213 for popularity in the UK. |
Coleman Family Tree Databases
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Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Gary Coleman.
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Coleman 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.
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| Did you know that there are currently 288633 people with the Coleman surname in the USA? Coleman is ranked number 68 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Coleman Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Gary Coleman. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gary Coleman
Gary Coleman
Gary Wayne Coleman (February 8, 1968 – May 28, 2010) was an American actor and comedian. Coleman is regarded as one of the greatest child actors of all time, and was the highest-paid adolescent on television throughout the late 1970s and 1980s. He was rated first on a list of VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars".
Coleman was known for playing the role of Arnold Jackson in the sitcom Diff'rent Strokes (1978–1986), which he reprised in numerous other television series such as Hello, Larry (1979), The Facts of Life (1979–1980) and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1996), among others. For playing the role of Arnold, he received several accolades, which include two Young Artist Awards; in 1980 for Outstanding Contribution to Youth Through Entertainment and in 1982 for Best Young Actor in a Comedy Series; and three People's Choice Awards; a consecutive three wins for Favorite Young TV Performer from 1980 to 1983; as well as nominations for two TV Land Awards.
Coleman's stardom resulted in several roles thereafter, including his film debut On the Right Track (1981), the comedies Jimmy the Kid and The Kid with the Broken Halo (both released in 1982), the cult film Dirty Work (1998), and the satirical-comedy film An American Carol (2008) and the independent film Midgets vs. Mascots (2009). He was the star of The Gary Coleman Show (1982) where he voiced Andy LeBeau, and he additionally provided the voice of Kevin in the animated show Waynehead (1996–1997). He also starred in the video games The Curse of Monkey Island (1997) and the cult video game Postal 2 (2003).
Coleman struggled financially in later life; in 1989, he successfully sued his parents and business adviser over misappropriation of his assets, only to declare bankruptcy a decade later. Very few details of Coleman's medical history have been made public, although his battles with issues such as growth deficiency, substance abuse and depression across his lifespan earned significant media coverage.
On May 26, 2010, Coleman was admitted to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center in Provo, Utah after falling down the stairs at his home in Santaquin and hitting his head, suffering an epidural hematoma. Two days later, on May 28, 2010, Coleman died at the age of 42.
Source: Gary Coleman, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaGary Coleman (Gaelic footballer)
Gary Coleman (born 26 June 1972) is a Gaelic footballer who played for the Derry county team in the 1990s and early 2000s. He still plays club football with St Trea's GFC Ballymaguigan.
Coleman was part of Derry's 1993 All-Ireland Championship winning side, as well as the 1993 and 1998 Ulster Championship winning teams. For his performances in the 1993 Championship he won an All Star award. While usually playing in defence for Derry, he often played in attack for Magherafelt and current club Ballymaguigan.
Source: Gary Coleman (Gaelic footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Coleman
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