Researching Ian Shive
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 2 people with the Shive surname? In that year Shive was ranked number 3577 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Ian means "God is gracious" and is of Scottish origin.
Records of Ian Shive on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ian Shive and the Shive Genealogy
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Shive 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 Shive family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Ian Shive at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ian Shive using the FreeBMD database.
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Shive Genealogy Databases
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Find Ian Shive from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Shive Forums
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![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Shive surname in the USA? Shive is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Shive Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on Ian Shive. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ian Shive
Ian Shive
Ian Shive is a nature photographer, author, film and television producer and founder and chief executive officer of Tandem Stills Motion, Inc based in Los Angeles, California. Shive has worked on assignment with environmental nonprofits, including The Nature Conservancy, The Sierra Club, Environmental Defense Fund and the National Parks Conservation Association. He is the recipient of the 2011 Sierra Club Ansel Adams Award for Conservation Photography. He also appeared in and executive-produced the Discovery Channel television show Tiburones: The Sharks of Cuba which aired on Shark Week 2015.
Source: Ian Shive, Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Shive
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.
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