Researching Ian Samwell
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The name Ian means "God is gracious" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Ian Samwell on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ian Samwell 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
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ian Samwell and the Samwell Family History
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Samwell 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 Samwell family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Ian Samwell at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ian Samwell using the FreeBMD database.
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Search the LDS Database for records about Ian Samwell.
Research the Samwell surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Samwell Military records.
Samwell Genealogy Databases
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Find Ian Samwell from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Samwell Forums
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Search the Ellis Island Database for information on Ian Samwell. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ian Samwell
Ian Samwell
Ian Ralph Samwell (19 January 1937 – 13 March 2003) was an English musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He is best known as the writer of Cliff Richard's debut single "Move It", and his association with the rock band America, with whom he had his biggest commercial success with their hit single, "A Horse with No Name". He also worked with rock bands, such as the Small Faces, The Grateful Dead, Frank Zappa, Joni Mitchell, John Mayall and Hummingbird.
Samwell wrote for many other British artists, including Joe Brown, Elkie Brooks, Kenny Lynch and Dusty Springfield. Several of his songs were recorded in Spanish by the Mexican group, Los Teen Tops and were released in Latin America and the Spanish-speaking territories of the world. He also worked as a record producer with Sounds Incorporated, Georgie Fame, John Mayall and the mod band The Small Faces, co-writing their 1965 hit single "Whatcha Gonna Do About It".
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