Researching Hee Lai
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Lai surname? In that year Lai was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Hee Lai on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Hee Lai and the Lai Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Lai 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 Lai family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Hee Lai at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Hee Lai using the FreeBMD database.
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| Did you know that there are currently 1348 people with the Lai surname in the UK? Lai is now ranked number 2813 for popularity in the UK. |
Lai Family History Databases
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Lai Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Lai surname in the USA? Lai is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Lai Databases
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Some Famous People called Hee Lai
Hee Tien Lai
Datuk Dr. Hee Tien Lai ( 20 February 1941 — 21 February 2016) was a Malaysian politician of the Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), a component party of National Front or Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition.
Hee contested and won the Malaysia General Election 1974, 1978 and 1982 for the seat in Ayer Hitam, Johor to be Member of Parliament for three terms. He was one of the Deputy Speakers of the Dewan Rakyat from 14 June 1982 until 26 July 1983.
Hee is an alumnus of Batu Pahat High School, the same high school where Lim Kit Siang, Lim Guan Eng, Dato Sri Vincent Tan Chee Yioun (Berjaya Corp. owner), Dr. Chua Soi Lek (Former Health Minister) and other prominent figures studied.
He later resigned to migrate to Australia and carried out a successful medical practice.
Source: Hee Tien Lai, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Lai
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