Researching Gong Kai
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1 people with the Kai surname? In that year Kai was ranked number 3578 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Gong Kai on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gong Kai and the Kai Family History
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Kai Family History Databases
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Kai Forums
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Miscellaneous Kai Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Gong Kai. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gong Kai
Gong Kai
Gong Kai ( 1222–1307) was a Chinese government official during the last years of the Song Dynasty. The latter part of the Song Dynasty, in which Gong Kai lived, is known as the Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279). After the fall of the Song Dynasty to the Yuan Dynasty, he became what was known as a scholar-amateur painter. The artists of the Song were mostly influenced by momentary and sporadic pleasures and beauty. However, there is no evidence that Gong Kai painted during this period. Instead, most paintings attributed to Gong Kai are from Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368).
Source: Gong Kai, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kai
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.
Kah Kaia Kauiaa Kawa Kawaue Kawewehi Kay Kaye Kayhoe Kea Keahey Keay Kee Keh Kehoe Keogh Keough Kew Key Keyhey Keyho Keyhoe Kio Ko Koe Koh Ks Ky
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