Researching Gordon Strang
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The name Gordon means "from the cornered hill" and is of English origin.
Records of Gordon Strang on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Gordon Strang and the Strang Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Strang 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 Strang family tree.
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1599 people with the Strang surname in the UK? Strang is now ranked number 2618 for popularity in the UK. |
Strang Family History Databases
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Strang Forums
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Miscellaneous Strang Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Gordon Strang. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Gordon Strang
Gordon Strang
Gordon "Cocker" Strang (10 February 1908 – 8 October 1951) was an Australian rules footballer who played in the Victorian Football League for the Richmond Football Club between 1931 and 1936.
He was the son of Bill Strang, who played for South Melbourne between 1904 and 1913 (and was South Melbourne's leading goal-kicker in 1913)
After a year in Tasmania as captain-coach of North Launceston, he returned to Richmond, and played all of Richmond's 18 matches in the 1938 season, scoring 6 goals.
He then transferred to Wodonga as captain-coach in 1939.
He was the brother of Richmond premiership player Doug Strang and uncle of dual Richmond premiership player Geoff Strang and 1967 Tiger's premiership player John Perry. His (and Doug's) other brothers, Colin Strang and Allan Strang also played VFL football: for St Kilda (2 games, 1933), and South Melbourne (15 games, 1947–1948), respectively.
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