Researching Harold King
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 65268 people with the King surname? In that year King was ranked number 37 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Harold means "army-power" and is of English origin.
Records of Harold King on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Harold King 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 King 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 Harold King and the King Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the King 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 King family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Harold King at Find My Past.
Explore for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Harold King using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Harold King.
Research the King surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original King Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 87871 people with the King surname in the UK? King is now ranked number 35 for popularity in the UK. |
King Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Harold King.
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King 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 577267 people with the King surname in the USA? King is ranked number 27 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous King Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Harold King. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
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Harold King (politician)
Harold Welbourn King (11 July 1906 – 24 August 1983) was an Australian politician who represented the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Chaffey for the Liberal and Country League from 1956 to 1962.
King had been a bank official, packing shed executive and fruitgrower before entering politics. He was elected to the Legislative Assembly at the 1956 election, defeating 18-year independent incumbent and government critic William MacGillivray after the LCL exchanged preferences with Labor to oust MacGillivray. King was defeated by Labor candidate Reg Curren at the 1962 election, and lost a rematch with Curren at the 1965 election.
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