Researching Helen Hunt
Dig into the past of Helen Hunt using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 39775 people with the Hunt surname? In that year Hunt was ranked number 75 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Helen means "bright one" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Helen Hunt on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Helen Hunt in your family tree. A vast range of data is available to search ranging from census records, births, deaths and marriages, military records and immigration records to name but a few. 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 Hunt 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 Helen Hunt and the Hunt Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Hunt 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 Hunt family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Helen Hunt at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Helen Hunt using the FreeBMD database.
Study Genealogy Bank for Helen Hunt records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Helen Hunt information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Helen Hunt.
Research the Hunt surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Hunt Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 48708 people with the Hunt surname in the UK? Hunt is now ranked number 83 for popularity in the UK. |
Hunt 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.
Search the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Helen Hunt.
Study MyTrees for information on the Hunt family and people looking to contact living Hunt relations.
Study One Great Family for Hunt records submitted by people who are already researching the Hunt Family Tree.
Find Helen Hunt from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Hunt 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.
Research the Hunt surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 191410 people with the Hunt surname in the USA? Hunt is ranked number 94 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Hunt Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Helen Hunt. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Helen Hunt
Helen Hunt
Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American actress and film-maker. She is the recipient of numerous accolades, including an Academy Award and four Emmy Awards.
Hunt rose to fame portraying Jamie Buchman in the sitcom Mad About You (1992–1999, 2019), which earned her three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy and four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Hunt won the Academy Award for Best Actress for starring as Carol Connelly in the romantic comedy As Good as It Gets (1997), while her portrayal of Cheryl Cohen-Greene in The Sessions (2012), gained her an additional Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. Her other notable films include Twister (1996), Cast Away (2000), What Women Want (2000), Pay It Forward (2000), Bobby (2006), Soul Surfer (2011) and The Miracle Season (2018).
Hunt made her directorial film debut with Then She Found Me (2007), and has directed the film Ride (2014), and episodes of television series including House of Lies, This Is Us, Feud: Bette and Joan, American Housewife, and the premiere episode of the Mad About You revival.
Source: Helen Hunt, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaHelen Stewart Hunt
Helen Stewart Hunt (born 1938) is a Canadian former swimmer from Vancouver. At the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Stewart (as she was then known) won a silver medal in the 4×110 yd freestyle relay. The next year, at the 1955 Pan American Games, she won a gold medal and two silver medals. She competed in two events at the 1956 Summer Olympics. After her swimming career, she was a member of the Canadian women's volleyball team at the 1967 Pan American Games (finished sixth) and the 1971 Pan American Games (placed fifth). She is the sister of Mary Stewart. Stewart is married to Ted Hunt, a professional football player (for the BC Lions) and member of the Canadian Olympic ski-jumping team, as well as a rugby and lacrosse player. Olympic snowboarder and politician Alexa Loo is her niece.
Source: Helen Stewart Hunt, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Hunt
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.
Ghent Hamaty Hamiyet Hammatt Hammett Hammit Hammitt Hamnet Hamnett Hampt Hand Handa Handy Hannity Hendee Hendy Hennot Henwood Highnight Highnote Hignett Hignight Hind Hinde Hindhaugh Hinet Hinett Hinnett Hinote Homewood Homuth Honewood Honeywood Honiwood Honiywood Honnewood Honneywood Honneywoode Honniwood Honnywood Honnywoode Honywood Houymet Hugnet Hugnot Hund Hunday Hundey Hundt Hundy Huniwood Hunte Hunywood Hynd Hynde Hynett
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