Researching Glenn Thompson
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 89714 people with the Thompson surname? In that year Thompson was ranked number 18 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Glenn means "valley" and is of Gaelic origin.
Records of Glenn Thompson on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Glenn Thompson and the Thompson Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Thompson 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 Thompson family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Glenn Thompson at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Glenn Thompson using the FreeBMD database.
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Research the Thompson surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Thompson Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 125559 people with the Thompson surname in the UK? Thompson is now ranked number 14 for popularity in the UK. |
Thompson Family History Databases
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Study the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Glenn Thompson.
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Find Glenn Thompson from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Thompson Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 817288 people with the Thompson surname in the USA? Thompson is ranked number 14 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Thompson Databases
Explore the Ellis Island Database for information on Glenn Thompson. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Glenn Thompson
Glenn Thompson (musician)
Glenn Thompson (born 6 December 1964) is an Australian musician who first came to prominence in Brisbane, Queensland playing in the popular local bands Madam Bones Brothel with Pearly Black and John Rodgers, and COW with Robert Moore and David McCormack. Thompson played drums with Robert Forster of The Go-Betweens on his second solo album Calling from a Country Phone in 1993. He then toured Europe in 1994 with Forster and members of German band Baby You Know, Robert Pöschl and Michael Schott. For Robert Forster's world tour of 1996, Thompson was joined by Adele Pickvance on bass. Thompson and Pickvance were called Warm Nights after Forster's fourth solo release which was also titled Warm Nights.
Source: Glenn Thompson (musician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Thompson
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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