Researching Helen Shipley
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2648 people with the Shipley surname? In that year Shipley was ranked number 1483 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Helen means "bright one" and is of Greek origin.
Records of Helen Shipley on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Helen Shipley and the Shipley Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shipley 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 Shipley family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 3629 people with the Shipley surname in the UK? Shipley is now ranked number 1569 for popularity in the UK. |
Shipley Family History Databases
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Shipley Forums
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| Did you know that there are currently 21268 people with the Shipley surname in the USA? Shipley is ranked number 150 for popularity in the USA. |
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Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Helen Shipley. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Helen Shipley
Helen Rulison Shipley
Helen Rulison Shipley (née Helen Rulison) (July 23, 1870 – June 6, 1955) was Nevada’s first female dentist. Born in Dayton, Nevada, US, she had at least two siblings, brothers, who were dentists. She graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 1889, and then worked as a teacher. When she returned to school, she studied dentistry at the University of California, San Francisco. After graduation in 1896, she practiced in San Francisco until 1907, in Goldfield until 1912, and then Tonopah, where she met and subsequently married Robert Shipley. They moved to Reno in 1926, where she worked for another twenty years. She died in Reno in 1955.
Source: Helen Rulison Shipley, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Shipley
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