Researching John Kaye
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 4488 people with the Kaye surname? In that year Kaye was ranked number 945 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Kaye on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Kaye 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 Kaye 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 John Kaye and the Kaye Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kaye 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 Kaye family tree.
Look at Parish Records for John Kaye at Find My Past.
Look at for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Kaye using the FreeBMD database.
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Look at the LDS Database for records about John Kaye.
Research the Kaye surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kaye Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 6130 people with the Kaye surname in the UK? Kaye is now ranked number 971 for popularity in the UK. |
Kaye Family Tree 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.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Kaye.
Study MyTrees for information on the Kaye family and people looking to contact living Kaye relations.
Investigate One Great Family for Kaye records submitted by people who are already researching the Kaye Family Tree.
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Kaye 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.
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| Did you know that there are currently 9115 people with the Kaye surname in the USA? Kaye is ranked number 154 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kaye Databases
Search the Ellis Island Database for information on John Kaye. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Kaye
John Kaye (screenwriter)
John Kaye (born August 31, 1941) is an American screenwriter, novelist and playwright. His feature credits as a screenwriter include American Hot Wax, Rafferty and the Gold Dust Twins and Where the Buffalo Roam. He also directed the feature film Forever Lulu, starring Melanie Griffith and Patrick Swayze. His novels Stars Screaming (1997) and The Dead Circus (2002) were published by the Atlantic Monthly/Grove Press. A graduate of U.C. Berkeley, Kaye was producer and writer of The Lohman and Barkley Show, a late-nite live, 90 minute, satirical show that ran for a year on KNBC, the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles in 1971. A precursor to Saturday Night Live, Kaye gave Barry Levinson, Craig T. Nelson, John Amos, and McLean Stevenson their first jobs in the entertainment business. In 2012, The Los Angeles Review of Books began publishing his memoirs.
Source: John Kaye (screenwriter), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Other names that sound a bit like Kaye
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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